It's reported a man who stabbed a senior French police officer to death, pledged allegiance to so-called Islamic State.
His wife was also killed at their home, near Paris – their three year old son was rescued from the hostage situation.
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The attacker, thought to be their neighbour, was killed by armed police who stormed the building.
French President Francois Hollande condemned what he described as an “odious act.”