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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. | |
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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