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| Gunman shot dead after taking 6 hostage in Moscow bank | Gunman shot dead after taking 6 hostage in Moscow bank |
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| A special police unit shot dead an armed robber, who took six people hostage in a bank branch in eastern Moscow. None of the captives were hurt. | A special police unit shot dead an armed robber, who took six people hostage in a bank branch in eastern Moscow. None of the captives were hurt. |
| An RT live feed showed a group of armed special forces bursting through the front door, before several shots rang out. | |
| "The suspect attempted to activate a homemade explosive device, as the assault team entered the building," said a Moscow police spokesperson. | "The suspect attempted to activate a homemade explosive device, as the assault team entered the building," said a Moscow police spokesperson. |
| A box with wires sticking out was found on his body. The suspect claimed he had a bomb on him during negotiations with police. | A box with wires sticking out was found on his body. The suspect claimed he had a bomb on him during negotiations with police. |
| At the time of the final confrontation, five of the hostages had been led go by the gunman, but a single woman still remained. | At the time of the final confrontation, five of the hostages had been led go by the gunman, but a single woman still remained. |
| Earlier police sources told Interfax news agency that the man entered the branch of Moscow Credit Bank at 8.40 pm on Wednesday evening, holding what appeared to be a pistol or convincing replica, and instructed cashiers to empty the cash vaults. | Earlier police sources told Interfax news agency that the man entered the branch of Moscow Credit Bank at 8.40 pm on Wednesday evening, holding what appeared to be a pistol or convincing replica, and instructed cashiers to empty the cash vaults. |
| The staff pressed the panic button, at which point the gunman barricaded himself inside one of the offices, with four clients and two members of staff remaining on the premises. | The staff pressed the panic button, at which point the gunman barricaded himself inside one of the offices, with four clients and two members of staff remaining on the premises. |
| The hostage taker then relayed the message that they would not be set free, until he was given the money inside the branch. | The hostage taker then relayed the message that they would not be set free, until he was given the money inside the branch. |
| "He was in his 20s, and seemed in control. He didn't say much other than his demands, and later he let us go voluntarily," one of the hostages told Life News. | "He was in his 20s, and seemed in control. He didn't say much other than his demands, and later he let us go voluntarily," one of the hostages told Life News. |