The intervention forces of the GIGN intervened Tuesday in Dover in Ain to neutralize a madman who had attacked a family, report sources close to the file to AFP.
The latter do not provide a toll of victims at this stage.
According to a source familiar with the matter, a man entrenched in a house where this family resides was killed by the gendarmes on Tuesday at midday.
The mayor of the town told AFP that the individual had previously attacked the five members of this family.
The gendarmerie indicated that findings were in progress, without providing any information on the condition of the victims for the time being.