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Police operation underway in Dunkirk hospital after reports of bomb threat | Police operation underway in Dunkirk hospital after reports of bomb threat |
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Police are deployed in downtown Dunkirk, northern France, after reports of a woman threatening to detonate a bomb in the city’s hospital. An evacuation of the building is underway. | Police are deployed in downtown Dunkirk, northern France, after reports of a woman threatening to detonate a bomb in the city’s hospital. An evacuation of the building is underway. |
It is understood that, in addition to police and firefighters, the French military has also been dispatched to the site. | |
Whether the incident is somehow terrorism related is not yet clear. | |
The situation kicked off after a woman showed up in the emergency room this morning, saying that there were explosives in the hospital, France 3 reports. | |
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The woman was later detained by police officers, who said that she was “unstable” and will be put in a suitable facility. | |
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