At least one dead in French supermarket hostage-taking - mayor

TOULOUSE, France, March 23 (Reuters) - At least one person was killed when a man took hostages in a supermarket in the southwestern French town of Trebes on Friday, the mayor told BFM TV. The station reported that the hostage-taker has claimed allegiance to Islamic State.

Mayor Eric Menassi also told LCI TV that the man had entered the shop screaming "Allahu Akbar, (God is greatest) I'll kill you all".

Another person was hurt but their condition was not known, Menassi said. The hostage-taker was now alone with one police officer in the supermarket and all other hostages had been freed, he added.