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The gunman who killed 3 people in a French terror attack has been shot dead
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The attacker who took hostages in Trèbes, southern France, on Friday has been shot dead.
French interior minister Gérard Collomb named the attacker as Redouane Lakdim, and said he killed three people in the attack.
He shouted "Allahu Akbar" and opened fired at the Super U branch.
He took hostages, but most escaped alive
A French police officer exchanged himself for a hostage during the stand-off.
A gunman who killed three people in a hostage stand-off at a supermarket in southern France been shot dead, according to French media.
The man was shot dead by police in the town of Trèbes, where he had taken hostages at a Super U outlet on Friday.
Gérard Collomb, France's interior minister, confirmed that the attacker had been shot, and said in a press conference that three of the hostages he took were killed.
Collomb named the attacker as 26-year-old Redouane Lakdim, a Moroccan who was known to police for petty crime, but was not a suspected jihadist.
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According to local officials, Lakdim shouted "Allahu Akbar" (Arabic for "God is great") before opening fire in the supermarket at around 11 a.m. Friday morning.
According to French media reports, the attacker shouted his allegiance to ISIS during the attack. French authorities have declared the event a terrorist attack.
Lakdim reportedly demanded the release of Salah Abdeslam, the sole living suspect in the 2015 Paris attacks, as part of a negotiation with authorities.
During the stand-off, a senior police officer offered himself as a substitute for one of the hostages, which was accepted.
After being taken hostage he was badly injured, although details of how are not clear. Collomb, the interior minister, praised his "heroism and bravery".
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The local news outlet La Vie à Trèbes posted this video of the police response while the attack was still taking place:
It is unclear whether the Lakdim had any direct ties to ISIS, the terrorist group also known as the Islamic State. Attackers often dedicate their action to the group despite having no direct contact with them.
In the wake of the attack, the ISIS's Amaq news agency claimed the attack and described Lakdim as a "soldier of the caliphate."
French media reported that Lakdim had also struck earlier in the day in the nearby town of Carcassonne.
The French TV station BFMTV reported that he opened fire on a group of policemen before heading to Trèbes, and hit one in the shoulder.
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