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Armed man takes hostages in Paris
« on: June 12, 2018, 03:52:07 pm »
"...at least 2 hostages..." so the headline could be worse than the story itself which sounds like a terror incident. I hope the 2 get released. It sounds like the police are taking action now.

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Armed man takes hostages in Paris
By Frank Andrews and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN
Updated 11:25 AM ET, Tue June 12, 2018

Paris (CNN)At least two people have reportedly been taken hostage in Paris, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported.

The Paris Police Prefecture confirmed to CNN that there was "a police intervention" underway at Rue des Petites Ecuries in the 10th arrondissement of the French capital. Law enforcement officials cordoned off the area.

Videos and images circulating on social media show several police vehicles as well as heavily armed officers at the scene.

Read more at: https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/12/europe/paris-incident-intl/index.html