You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Number of victims rises to four with death in hospital of Lt Col Arnaud Beltrame following attacks in Carcassonne A gendarme who exchanged himself for a hostage during the French supermarket siege has died Police shot dead the attacker after a series of attacks claimed by Islamic State in Carcassonne that culminated in the three-hour hostage-taking was born in Morocco and lived in Carcassonne He was known to police for petty crimes and drug-dealing The state prosecutor François Molins said he had been under surveillance in 2016 and 2017 for his “radicalism and proximity to Salafist movements” but had showed no signs he was going to carry out an attack An undated picture of Radouane Lakdim Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesThe shooting spree and supermarket hostage-taking on Friday which also left 16 people injured – including two very seriously – was the first major suspected terrorist incident since President Emmanuel Macron lifted France’s two-year state of emergency last autumn and toughened anti-terror laws “Our country has suffered an Islamist terrorist attack,” Macron said in a televised address Isis claimed responsibility for the attacks Macron said French authorities were investigating the claim Questions will be asked as to how Lakdim was able to obtain a weapon and carry out attacks when he had been monitored by security services said: “We had monitored him and did not think he had been radicalised.” He added: “He was already under surveillance when he suddenly decided to act.” stopped a white Opel Corsa car on the outskirts of Carcassonne before shooting and killing the passenger and seriously injuring the driver The prosecutor said Lakdim then drove off in the car and appeared to wait outside a military barracks for soldiers He then drove to a riot police squad barracks and shot at four officers 200 metres away who had been out jogging who suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung Lakdim then drove to a Super U supermarket 8km away in Trèbes a sleepy town of 5,000 people near Carcassonne he walked into the shop shouting Allahu Akbar and claiming he was a soldier from Islamic State killing one supermarket worker and one customer He told BFM TV his first instinct was to hide his wife and other customers in a butcher’s fridge before trying to escape through an emergency exit as the police arrived “I saw one person on the ground and a person who had a handgun in one hand and knife in the other and was shouting,” he said Gendarmes attempting to evacuate the supermarket found Lakdim holding several hostages A gendarme volunteered to take the hostages’ place so the gendarme stayed with him while others were evacuated That gendarme left his mobile phone line open on a table so security forces outside could hear what was going on inside When security forces outside the store heard via the telephone that a shot was fired they immediately stormed the supermarket and shot Lakdim dead Lt Col Arnaud Beltrame, the gendarme who had swapped places with the hostages the French interior ministry said Beltrame had died from his injuries Two other officers were injured by gunshots during the assault The interior ministry said Lakdim was acting alone in Friday’s attack The state prosecutor said he had been on an intelligence watchlist since 2014 Lakdim had been convicted twice in 2011 and 2015 for petty crime The prosecutor said that during surveillance security services had not seen signs that suggested Lakdim would commit an attack A woman who lived with him was being questioned by police 0:22Police and ambulances at scene of French hostage situation – videoIn October last year, Macron toughened anti-terror laws and lifted France’s two-year state of emergency which had been declared by former president François Hollande on the night of the Paris attacks that killed 130 people in November 2015 Macron said the current terror threat in France was high but different to that two to three years ago when terrorist attacks were organised and ordered from within Syria and Iraq the risk was from dangerous individuals in France who had radicalised themselves French police have in recent years undertaken training to prepare for hostage-taking situations in supermarkets. 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Pass it along to the KTAR News team here Arnaud Beltrame’s coffin escorted through Paris on national day of mourning France has honoured its heroic gendarme Arnaud Beltrame who died saving hostages’ lives at a supermarket siege last week gratitude and emotion the grieving country could muster In a state ceremony that conveyed France’s pride and profound sadness, President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute on Wednesday to the officer who he said had the “gratitude admiration and affection of the whole country” It was the first time Macron had been called upon to deliver a state funeral homage since his election in May 2017 He stood grim-faced as the Marseillaise was played members of the French resistance and others who had died for the country Arnaud Beltrame Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesBefore hundreds of people military officers and members of the public Beltrame’s coffin was carried into the cour d’honneur at Les Invalides by 10 gendarmes who had known him in which he kept a photograph of himself with his wife and his decorations were carried by two officers He was posthumously promoted to colonel and made a commander of the Légion d’Honneur Beltrame was hailed a hero after volunteering on Friday to take the place of a female hostage being held by the suspected Islamist gunman Radouane Lakdim Lakdim hijacked a car, gunning down a passenger, then stormed a busy supermarket in the town of Trèbes near Carcassonne, killing a member of staff and a customer and declaring his allegiance to Islamic State He was holding a 40-year-old woman hostage as police and special forces surrounded the building Beltrame gave up his weapon and offered to take the place of the woman the mother of a two-year-old girl who worked on the checkout the gendarme was stabbed several times as he tried to disarm Lakdim The gravely injured officer was flown by helicopter to hospital where he died a few hours later Arnaud Beltrame’s coffin is carried during the ceremony at the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris Photograph: Ludovic Marin/APMacron spoke of the long minutes that passed as Beltrame’s colleagues watched as he “put down his weapon and walked alone to join the terrorist” “With all his experience … he surely knew he had a rendezvous with death,” the president said “He took this decision which was not just a sacrifice but was first of all being true to himself true to his values and true to what he was and what he wanted to be “He would not have allowed anyone to take his place because he knew the example has to be set from the top… the light he has lit in us has not gone out.” Wednesday’s ceremony also honoured the terrorist’s three other victims: Christian Medvès who worked as a butcher at the Super-U in Trèbes; Hervé Sosna was shot in the head and is in a critical condition in hospital The words engraved on the facade of the 18th-century former church where France’s great and good are buried had never seemed more appropriate: “To great men Parisians wait for the hearse transporting the coffin containing the body of Arnaud Beltrame Photograph: Stephane de Sakutin/AFP/Getty ImagesBefore his tribute Beltrame and his wife were married in a civil ceremony in 2016 and were due to redeclare their vows in a church ceremony in June The priest who was to have officiated at the wedding was called to Beltrame’s bedside where Marielle was keeping vigil on Friday evening to give him the last rites told La Vie newspaper he was an “ideal husband” and a devoted gendarme “Arnaud was profoundly attached to what he called the ‘gendarmerie family’ for which he didn’t count the hours to enable them to give the best of themselves “He was motivated by very high moral values the courage of Lt Col Arnaud Beltrame was extraordinary By offering to swap places with hostages held by a terrorist gunman who had already killed three people and had declared his allegiance to Islamic State (Isis) the decorated officer would have known he was almost certainly walking to his death In the last three years attackers with Islamist sympathies have attacked – and in certain cases killed – French police, gendarmes and soldiers on more than 10 occasions. Armed with nothing but this knowledge, Beltrame strode across the car park of the SuperU store in Trèbes, a small town near Carcassonne, to confront Radouane Lakdim a self-described “soldier of the caliphate” The Frenchman of Moroccan origin had carried out three separate attacks that day culminating in a three-hour siege at the supermarket where he killed a member of staff and a customer and took several hostages Beltrame left his mobile telephone line open enabling police and special forces outside the supermarket to hear what was going on killing Lakdim and finding Beltrame gravely injured after being shot and stabbed After the gendarme was helicoptered to a hospital, France held its breath and hoped for a happy ending A brief statement from the interior minister announced that Beltrame had made the ultimate sacrifice Tributes poured in for the 45-year-old officer who and the couple were planning a church ceremony the priest who would have officiated at the wedding was called to Beltrame’s bedside where Marielle was keeping vigil on Friday evening to give him the last rites Apart from possible social and economic reasons that may drive disillusioned youngsters to extremism and France’s hard line on religious symbols like the burqa as well as the French military’s involvement in the US-led bombing of Syria one reason France is targeted is that Isis specifically decided to target it singled out the “spiteful French” for attack in September 2014 was known to police as a petty criminal and small-time drug dealer and since 2014 he had been on France’s Fiche S list meaning he was considered a potential threat though intelligence officers reportedly decided he was not a serious risk Although French police knew he had consulted pro-Islamic State websites French prosecutor François Molins said there had been no evidence he was planning a terrorist act saying Lakdim had shown “no sign of radicalisation” He described his actions as that of “a loner who suddenly decided to act” Islamic State claimed responsiblity for the attacks without giving any evidence was taken into police custody for questioning was brought in for police questioning on Friday evening Beltrame’s family have been paying tribute to the courage of the officer His brother Cédric said the gendarme would have walked into the supermarket knowing he would probably die “He certainly would have known that he had practically no chance He was very conscious of that … he didn’t hesitate a second,” Cédric Beltrame told RTL radio adding that it was “perfectly appropriate” to describe his brother as a hero not even for someone in his family,” he said Beltrame’s mother also spoke to RTL on Friday before he died that’s all.’ That’s just the way he is,” she said said that the gendarme had been passionate about the military all his life Arnaud has always talked about the army and being a soldier That has been a passion in his life since he was a baby,” Nicolic told the BBC “He used to play with tin soldiers all the time His grandfather was in the army and was an idol and he wanted to do it.” She added: “What he did was so wonderful and so brave because that’s the thing he would do without hesitation He wouldn’t think about the consequences.” grew up in Brittany and had a distinguished career earning commendations and military honours He graduated from France’s elite military college in 1999 with the rank of major and a commendation for his “resolutely offensive spirit when faced with  adversity” His superior officers noted that he was prepared to “fight to the end and never give up” Beltrame underwent training for the gendarmerie including for the special intervention unit the elite GIGN (Groupe d’intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale) whose missions include counter-terrorism and hostage rescue He was given military honours in 2007 following a two-year posting to Iraq and later spent four years as part of the Garde républicaine at the Elysée Palace before becoming a special adviser to the secretary-general of France’s environment ministry He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 2016 “Lieutenant-colonel Arnaud Beltrame died serving the country to which he had already given so much. 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He is then thought to have fired on a group of policemen who were jogging, wounding one in the shoulder, before driving to a supermarket three miles from Carcassonne and holding around 50 customers hostage. He killed two of them and injured 16 more before police stormed the shop and shot him dead. Those injured include a police officer who was swapped for a civilian hostage and was critically ill on Friday evening. The 26-year-old was of Moroccan descent and lived with his parents and several sisters in an apartment in Carcassonne raided on Friday afternoon, Le Parisien reported. A neighbour told the newspaper he was ”calm” and “nice” , saying he regularly attended his local mosque. Lakdim dropped his sister off at school on the morning of the massacre, they added. The French President, Emmanuel Macron, said detectives will also try to find out exactly how and when Lakdim was radicalised. He was known to the police for petty drug dealing, but was on a “watchlist” of suspected extremists and had been under surveillance. Interior minister Gerard Collomb described him as a “radicalised petty criminal and small-time drug dealer”. He said it was not clear whether he was a committed radical, adding: “It was more of a petty criminal who at a certain moment decided to act.” Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker 2018 at 12:31 pm CT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}CHICAGO IL — Trebes Park near Racine and Webster in Lincoln Park is getting a new system that will help with its notorious flooding Residents have had to deal with flooding and water accumulation at the park for a long time Chicago's park district is installing the new technology this week The Parjana technology will allow water to percolate naturally through the hard-baked soil underneath the park This new technology has been successfully tested in Mt. 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The heaviest of the rain fell in Aude department Meteo France said that in a 12 period to early 15 October which is the equivalent of 4 months of rain 244 mm of that total fell in just a 6 hour period 211 mm of rain was recorded in Arquettes-en-Val 172 mm in Les Martys and 138 mm in Carcassonne A red warning (highest level) for flooding Aude Department is in place An orange level for flooding is in place for Pyrénées-Orientales department and orange level warnings for heavy rain have been issued for Tarn the flood information service provided by France’s Environment Ministry reports that rivers are at red alert level (level 4 of 4) in areas of the Vallée Centrale in Aude Department Orange and yellow warnings have been issued for other rivers in the south west of France Levels of the Aude River at Trèbes jumped 7 metres overnight reaching levels not seen since the floods of October 1891 As of 07:30 on 15 October the river stood at 7.68 metres France Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said flooding was affecting the municipalities of Carcassonne Firefighters have carried out over 250 interventions since last night in Carcassonne Edouard Philippe said that 350 firefighters have been deployed and several helicopters have been mobilized French News Agency AFP reported 6 deaths as of early 15 October Two people died in flooding in Var department after their vehicle was swept into the see by flood waters near Saint-Maxime Firefighters made more than 275 interventions The flooding came after torrential rain fell in the area overnight causing the Garonnette river to burst its banks Over 170 mm of rain was recorded in 24 hours to 11 October in Les Arcs Heavy rain also fell in the Mediterranean islands of Corsica (France) and Sardinia (Italy) where one person died after her vehicle was swept away by flood water near the town of Assemini https://twitter.com/Meteo_Pyrenees/status/1051757578420703232 https://twitter.com/Meteo_Pyrenees/status/1051761052705275904 Les précipitations restent intenses sur le Nord-Est du département de l'#Aude où d'importants cumuls sont déjà tombés, dépassant localement les 250 mm dans la vallée de l'Aude.Restez informés sur https://t.co/KA0Ij27Eea pic.twitter.com/CJyXotrh7s — VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) October 15, 2018 https://twitter.com/nevermind591/status/1051753378550898688 https://twitter.com/Meteo_Pyrenees/status/1051736903702274048 https://twitter.com/Place_Beauvau/status/1051777601369456640 Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList By PETER ALLEN IN PARIS FOR MAILONLINE At least ten people, including an 88-year-old nun, have been killed in flash floods in southwest France after several months worth of rain fell in just a few hours last night One person remains missing and eight others are seriously hurt after flash floods tore through towns in the Aude region Local authorities in the Aude department said ten people were killed down from a previous toll of 13 dead given by the interior ministry whose office said he will soon visit the affected areas offered 'the sympathy and solidarity of the entire nation for the victims of the Aude flooding and their families.'   Damage: Residents stand by a broken bridge on the river Trapel following floods in Villegailhenc Under water: This photo shows the city of Trebes on Monday following the storm and flooding overnight A car park outside a supermarket in Trebes is completely under water today waters rose as high as the first-floor windows of some houses and at least one victim was swept away by raging waters while sleeping The elderly nun was swept from her room by floodwaters at the Burning Bush priory in the village of Villardonnel 'The water crashed through the building's main door and on through the door to her room the lowest in the convent,' said Sister Irene 'It carried away her furniture which ended up on the veranda ripped up streets and battered buildings and bridges especially to the north of Carcassonne where authorities ordered bridges closed because of the rising Aude river Rescued: A firefighter helps a young person get down a flooded street in Trebes Residents stand by a car swept away by floods in Villegailhenc Firefighters walk in a flooded street during a rescue operation in Trebes villages and towns with up to 2,000 residents were being evacuated Four people died in the small town of Villegailhenc which was cut in two by a raging torrent of muddy water witness Ines Siguet said the waters rose so quickly that people were stranded on the roofs of their homes and were helicoptered to safety She posted video of the ripped-up road where the bridge used to be there's just a hole,' she told The Associated Press in a phone interview Tragedy: Six people died following overnight storm and flash floods in the Aude department in southern France Casualties: A Catholic nun is among the six people killed Pictured is Villegailhenc where the Trapel river burst its banks following heavy rains A resident shows how high the water reached before subsiding in Villegailhenc said the 17-year-old whose school was closed Video footage from the area sees villagers evacuated by a helicopter Aude prefect Alain Thirion said worsening weather was hampering rescue operations 'People are stranded on rooftops and can't go anywhere,' said Mr Thirion Houses are seen at a flood-damaged area in Villegailhenc shows a car and other debris swept away by floods A car is seen in a sinkhole after the night's flash flooding 'We're going to have to use aircraft to evacuate them because we cannot reach them by boat Mr Thiron said one river rose by more than 20 feet and that floodwaters were in some cases too powerful for the emergency services to get through Water levels were expected to continue to rise in the area on Monday with rain forecast until late in the morning Schools in the Aude area were closed and residents were told to stay at home Torrential rains are not uncommon in France at this time of year but meteorologists said an exceptionally warm Mediterranean was intensifying the rains The comments below have been moderated in advance We are no longer accepting comments on this article The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news and behind-the-scenes from Brussels and beyond From the economy to the climate and the EU's role in world affairs this talk show sheds light on European affairs and the issues that impact on our daily lives as Europeans Tune in to understand the ins and outs of European politics Dare to imagine the future with business and tech visionaries Deep dive conversations with business leaders Euronews Tech Talks goes beyond discussions to explore the impact of new technologies on our lives the podcast provides valuable insights into the intersection of technology and society Europe's water is under increasing pressure floods are 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inundated fields Google Maps images from before the flood show the extent to which the extreme weather rocked southeastern France The city of Villegailhenc has been split in two after one of its main bridges collapsed a resident filmed this restaurant in Trèbes and below is how the establishment looked before the torrential rain Gendarmes of the French special unit GIGN are seen next to a supermarket after a hostage situation in Trebes France honors 'hero' policeman who died in terrorist attackDeutsche WelleFrench President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said a policeman who died after offering himself as a hostage in a jihadist attack last week was "full of French resistance," as he led a national ceremony in Paris in honor of the man was the last person to be killed in the shooting spree that left four people dead on March 23 in the southwestern towns of Carcassonne and Trebes Beltrame had taken the place of a woman who had been held as the final hostage in a supermarket by 25-year-old gunman Redouane Lakdim who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State Macron compared Arnaud Beltrame's actions to those of France's World War II heroes and said his example would "remain etched in French hearts." "To accept to die so the innocent can live — that is the essence of what it means to be a soldier," Macron said He had hoped he could negotiate with the attacker once customers and staff had been cleared from the supermarket which is home to France's army museum and a veterans' retirement center About 200 of Beltrame's colleagues from the gendarmerie police stations paused for a minute's silence to honor their fallen colleague Macron's government has been criticized by right-wing opponents who say the attack was preventable Lakdim had been on a list of suspected terrorists since 2014 and was being monitored He also had previous convictions for drug use and handling a banned weapon Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Front accused the government of using the grief over Beltrame's death to "escape from its own incompetence and cowardice" in failing to combat Islamic extremism Prime Minister Edouard Philippe responded to the criticism on Tuesday in parliament saying "Those who say ignorantly that this attack could have been avoided those who promise people zero risk — I say to them these people bear a heavy responsibility in speaking so casually." Philippe dismissed right-wing proposals to introduce a complete ban on ultra-conservative Salafism or "preemptively" detain radical Islamists France already has a "legal arsenal" to "understand more than 200 people have died in jihadist attacks over the past three years This article was originally published on DW.com Its content is created separately from USA TODAY The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden Please log in here to leave a comment Trèbes terror attack gunman shot dead after killing four people in France hostage situationA neighbour described the gunman as a 'pleasant young man' who would drop his sisters off at school Published: Invalid Date FRANCE has been left in mourning after a suspected ISIS gunman killed four people in a rampage that wound up in a supermarket shootout But who is the 26-year-old killer who carried out the Trèbes attack a 26-year-old petty criminal of Moroccan descent Lakdim, who lived with his mother and four sisters at a council estate in Carcassonne, was known to the Directorate General of Homeland Security (DGSI), a police source told Le Parisien. He is understood to have been "very active" on online jihadi forums and was subject to an S-file, meaning intelligence services considered him a security threat. But a neighbour described the killer as a "pleasant young man" who took the youngest children to school every day. It is even reported that he dropped off one of his sisters at school directly before the attack. Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said he was known for petty crimes and possession of drugs, and had been jailed on drug charges in 2016. He said that Lakdim had acted alone, adding: "He was known for petty crimes. "We had monitored him and thought there was no radicalisation." ISIS have now claimed responsibility for the attack, but have not yet given any evidence for the claim. Lakdim is believed to have hijacked a car in Carcassonne at around 10am on March 23, 2018, killing one of the passengers. He then fired on a group of policemen who were jogging, wounding one, before driving to Super U, a supermarket three miles from the British expat haven of Carcassonne. There Lakdim killed a butcher and shopper before talking as many as 20 others hostage. Lakdim had pledged allegiance to Syria and allegedly screamed "Vengeance for Syria!" during the attack and later demanded the release of Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam. Police brought the hostage taker's mother to the superstore to persuade him to come out. police stormed the building after a three-hour standoff Redouane and the officer were both fatally wounded We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368 spokesman for Clive's Eyes Security project team The Clive community has rallied together to put an end to the recent spike in burglaries The Clive's Eyes Security Camera Action Group headed by Andrew Clibborn was formed in August to make public cameras around the town a reality "We are hoping to have two cameras up and running by Christmas and then we are looking to roll out more cameras in the coming months as we get more funding," Mr Clibborn said Resident and committee member Marianne Trebes had lived in Clive for 12 years without a single burglary but was hit with two in one month earlier this year "I never even had my garden gnome pinched until all of sudden burglaries have gone from nothing to absolute ludicrous." She said her next-door neighbour had also been burgled twice and it became clear that almost daily different people were reporting things missing Ms Trebes had wanted to start something that would combat the crime but still reeling from the effects of her burglaries approached other members of the community "Within a week Andrew mustered up Civil Defence police and the community and held a meeting at the Clive Rugby Rooms to start up an action group for security cameras." Mr Clibborn said even though they cannot put a camera on every street they aimed to create an envelope around Clive "This is a huge community project and so far we have had no knockers At this stage 29 local businesses have jumped on board and given funding towards the instalment of cameras Ms Trebes was overwhelmed with the support "I have just been jumping on my bike and knocking on doors and so far there has been a 98 per cent hit rate Everyone is forthcoming and are giving a great contribution." has lived and worked in the area for 30 years and is right behind the project It is a good thing when we look out for one another and work to solve problems together." has been in the area for 25 years and is also supporting the instalment of cameras "I just want to improve the security throughout the town as I am concerned about the safety of the school Vandalism is already an issue and could get a lot worse." Heretaunga ward councillors Rod Heaps and Ann Redstone are also right behind the initiative Mr Heaps said he gives full support if the community are willing to put the work in and tick all the boxes "I hope we can fine tune and help organise the signage and positions of the cameras with where they can and can't go." Ms Redstone believed the public cameras would provide residents with security and confidence "One of my main focuses as a councillor is safer communities and I applaud this group of people who have put many hours of their personal time towards investigating the possibility of security cameras for Clive." To donate to the trust send an email to cliveseyes@gmail.com for details The Saturday closure comes amid a proposal to shut Napier Library for at least two years.