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| French Prime Minister says hostage-taking incident appears to be ‘terrorist act’ | French Prime Minister says hostage-taking incident appears to be ‘terrorist act’ |
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| The incident in the southern French town of Trebes appears to be “a terrorist act,” the French Prime Minister said. Edouard Philippe added that counterterrorism investigators had taken over the probe into the ongoing situation. | The incident in the southern French town of Trebes appears to be “a terrorist act,” the French Prime Minister said. Edouard Philippe added that counterterrorism investigators had taken over the probe into the ongoing situation. |
| The French head of government said that at least one police officer had been injured as a result of the attack. | |
| There have been conflicting reports of casualties from the supermarket attack. Several French newspapers cited Trebes mayor Eric Menassi who initially said that the shooting had claimed at least one life. However, the mayor later altered his statement, saying that two people had been injured in the supermarket shooting. That information was later retracted by the media, and AFP reported that at least 2 people had died following the hostage-taking. RT has not been able to verify any of these reports. | |
| Menassi also told French media that the shooter was alone save for a police officer, and the rest of the hostages had been freed. Elsewhere, in his statement to the press, Prime Minister Philippe later confirmed that the hostage-taking situation is ongoing in the French commune. | |
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