A gunman claiming to be a member of Al Qaeda has been arrested at a
bank in Toulouse, southern France, after a hostage-taking incident.
All his hostages are safe.Police say the gunman entered a branch of CIC bank on Wednesday morning.
After firing one shot, he took 4 people hostage. One of them was the
bank manager.The gunman later released two female hostages, but rejected a call by police to surrender.
Seven hours later, police raided the bank and apprehended the man. He
told them that he staged the hostage-taking for religious reasons and
not to rob the bank.
In March, a gunman of Algerian-descent inspired by Al Qaeda shot dead 7
people, including Jewish children, in the same area. The man was later
shot dead by police commandos after a stand-off at his home.
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