By: THE CANADIAN PRESS

QUEBEC - A 34-year-old man allegedly held his ex-wife hostage for three hours on Sunday.

Police say the man barged into his ex-wife's home in Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre, northeast of Quebec City, with a hunting rifle.

They say the woman managed to contact police, who quickly surrounded the home.

The man released his ex-wife unharmed before giving himself up some three hours later.