Moment French police closed in on attacker
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France hostage crisis: Moment police closed in on attacker

Armed police have killed a suspect who shot dead three people in a series of attacks in southern France.

Redouane Lakdim - who said he was fighting on behalf of the Islamic State group - took hostages at a supermarket in the town of Trèbes.

Helicopters flew overhead as an elite police team closed in on him.

  • 23 Mar 2018
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