The man attacks people in a French supermarket with an axe

In the town of Jeumont in northern France, a gunman attacked visitors to a supermarket. He used a knife and an ax to do it, French media reported. Three people were seriously injured, including the attacker himself. Why the man did that he is not yet known.

The attacker entered the branch of the Lidl supermarket chain around 19:00. Then he started attacking people, according to regional media. The conditions of the wounded are not known.

The attacker is a 40-year-old man unknown to the police.