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Armed man takes 7 people hostage in Paris travel agency – reports Armed man takes 7 people hostage in Paris travel agency – reports
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Seven people have been taken hostage in a Paris travel agency office by an armed man, AFP reports citing police sources.Seven people have been taken hostage in a Paris travel agency office by an armed man, AFP reports citing police sources.
The armed man in question appears to be a robber armed with a handgun, AFP reports.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW  Police special forces are at the site, the French Lexpress reports, adding that law enforcers have cordoned off the area near the place where the hostages are held.
The incident has happened in the south of the French capital, at the Massena boulevard. On its official Twitter account, police have called on people to bypass the area.
Negotiators have arrived on scene, according to reports on social media. 
Reuters is reporting that the travel agency has been held up in the past and is particularly popular with Asian customers who deal in cash transactions.
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