Police officers secure a street near where a man took hostages in a bank in the southern French city of Toulouse and fired a shot, police said, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. French television reported that he claimed allegiance to the al-Qaida terrorist group.(AP Photo/Bruno Martin)
Police officers secure a street near where a man took hostages in a bank in the southern French city of Toulouse and fired a shot, police said, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. French television reported that he claimed allegiance to the al-Qaida terrorist group.(AP Photo/Bruno Martin)
A police officers stands near a cameraman near where a man took hostages in a bank in the southern French city of Toulouse and fired a shot, police said, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. French television reported that he claimed allegiance to the al-Qaida terrorist group.(AP Photo/Bruno Martin)
Police officers control the street next to a bank where a man took hostages in the southern French city of Toulouse, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. A gunman who authorities say had past psychiatric problems took four people hostage Wednesday in a bank in the southern French city of Toulouse, claiming he was acting for religious reasons. (AP Photo/Bruno Martin)
A police van parks near a cameraman near where a man took hostages in a bank in the southern French city of Toulouse and fired a shot, police said, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. French television reported that he claimed allegiance to the al-Qaida terrorist group.(AP Photo/Bruno Martin)
Elite police officers unload items next to a bank where a man took hostages in the southern French city of Toulouse, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. A gunman who authorities say had past psychiatric problems took four people hostage Wednesday in a bank in the southern French city of Toulouse, claiming he was acting for religious reasons. (AP Photo/Bruno Martin)
TOULOUSE, France (AP) ? A French police official says that a gunman who had taken four people hostage in a bank in Toulouse has been captured, and the hostages released.
Regional police official Frederic Tamisier says the hostage-taker was lightly injured in the operation to capture him. The hostages were unharmed, he said.
The announcement came soon after a series of gunshots were heard from the area of the bank.
Authorities say the gunman had psychiatric problems in the past and claimed he was acting for religious reasons. French media reports said he claimed allegiance to al-Qaida.
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