(CNN) At least one person is dead after an armed intruder forced his way into a retirement home for monks early Friday morning in southern France, a local government spokeswoman said. A search is underway for the masked suspect, according to CNN affiliate BFM-TV, which cited a local official. Separately, a local official told CNN she could not confirm if the suspect had been caught. The intruder broke into Maison des Chênes Verts in Montferrier-sur-Lez, near the city of Montpellier in the greater French province of Lyon. Most residents were asleep when the intruder tied up a female staffer, the source said.

Source: CNN November 25, 2016 01:18 UTC