An armed man took several people hostage on Thursday afternoon in the French 'Super U' supermarket in Bessé-sur-Braye commune in the Sarthe department; the hostages were eventually released, ONA reports quoting sputniknews.
The incident took place at 4 pm local time in north-western France; the perpetrator released the hostages after an hour, Sputnik France reported.
he criminal's motive remains unclear, the local media reported, adding that the man allegedly threatened to commit suicide.