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Three Jews freed in Warsaw hotel | Three Jews freed in Warsaw hotel |
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Police in Poland have arrested a man - believed to be from the Middle East - who held three Brazilian Jewish youths hostage in a Warsaw hotel room. | Police in Poland have arrested a man - believed to be from the Middle East - who held three Brazilian Jewish youths hostage in a Warsaw hotel room. |
Police stormed the sixth-floor room after the man - reportedly drunk - had locked himself inside with the three youths on Monday. | Police stormed the sixth-floor room after the man - reportedly drunk - had locked himself inside with the three youths on Monday. |
The 23-year-old man, identified only as Mohammed A, had said he was armed with explosives, but none were found there. | The 23-year-old man, identified only as Mohammed A, had said he was armed with explosives, but none were found there. |
The Brazilian Jews were staying in Poland for Holocaust memorial events. | The Brazilian Jews were staying in Poland for Holocaust memorial events. |
The three, all aged 16, were unharmed. | |
The Holiday Inn hotel was evacuated and searched. | |
Police said the hostage-taker was drunk. | |
Poland hosted thousands of Jews last week for the annual remembrance of Holocaust victims at the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. |
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