The gunman who seized hostages inside a supermarket Friday and killed three people in southern France demanded the release of the only surviving member of the Islamic State cell that attacked Paris in November 2015, the French interior minister said. It's unclear if Friday's attacker — identified as Redouane Lakdim — had any connection with the Islamic state group or with Abdeslam, 28. Abdeslam likely holds importance for would-be attackers in France as the only living suspect thought to have participated directly in the Paris attacks. Abdeslam has refused to answer the French investigators' questions regarding the carnage in Paris that resonated around the world. It's not the first time a gunman and hostage-taker in a French supermarket has made a demand on behalf of fellow jihadis.

Source: ABC News March 23, 2018 18:33 UTC