Gunman in France hostage situation killed by police; at least 3 people dead

A hostage situation is unfolding at Super U, a chain supermarket in Trebes, a small town in southwestern France. (Google Maps)

The gunman who killed at least three people and injured about a dozen others before barricading himself inside a supermarket in southern France has been fatally shot by police.

The suspect was identified as Redouane Lakdim, 26, a petty criminal and small-time drug dealer who was said to be radicalized and under police surveillance, French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said.

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack. 

French President Emmanuel Macron said all evidence suggested that it was a terror attack - the first one since he became president in May. 

The series of events appeared to begin in Carcassonne where police found a body with a gunshot wound to the head, local media reported. Sources said the gunman is believed to have killed one person and injured another before stealing their car. 

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