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Paris hostage crisis: Suspect arrested after taking 3 hostages & making bomb threat (WATCH LIVE) Paris hostage crisis: Suspect arrested after holding 3 hostage & making bomb threat
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An area in Paris was put on lockdown after a man took three people, reportedly including a pregnant woman, in an office building. He was said to be armed and his motives remained unclear. A man took three people hostage in Paris after entering an office building, claiming to be armed and carrying a bomb. Police later captured the suspect, after placing the area on lockdown.
Photos and videos from the scene showed numerous police vehicles and ambulances at Rue des Petites Ecuries in the 10th arrondissement of the French capital. The French Special Forces were dispatched to the scene.
Police engaged in negotiations with the attacker, with his motives unclear, sources within law enforcement told AFP. The attacker asked to speak to the Iranian ambassador. He also claimed to be armed and to have an explosive device, but that hasn’t been verified. “The individual has been arrested, and the hostages are no longer in danger,” Interior Minister Gerard Collomb wrote on Twitter, thanking the police for handling the crisis.
“The man claims to be in possession of a bomb and a handgun,” France Bleu outled said. Petites Ecuries street, in the 10th arrondissement of the French capital, was placed on lockdown on Tuesday, when a man took three people hostage, reportedly including a pregnant woman, in an office building.
The French police have said they believe the incident isn’t related to terrorism. The suspect wore a food deliveryman's uniform when he entered the premises and hit one person (who managed to flee) in the face, the French channel BFM TV reports.
The suspect asked to speak to the Iranian ambassador. He also claimed to be armed, that he had an explosive device, and said he had an accomplice outside, who also had explosives. These claims so far can’t be verified. His motives remain unclear.
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