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| Woman barricades herself in French bank, threatens to blow it up | |
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| A woman barricaded herself into an LCL bank in a southern French town on Thursday, threatening to blow everything up. She was eventually apprehended by police, while no actual explosives were reportedly found. | |
| The incident occurred in Ales town in the Occitanie region of France on Thursday morning. Le Parisien identified the perpetrator as a 60-year-old woman who was the bank’s client. The woman claimed she had a bomb in a backpack. | |
| An elite RAID police unit has already been deployed to the area. | An elite RAID police unit has already been deployed to the area. |
| Police have confirmed the operation in the town, without giving any details. | Police have confirmed the operation in the town, without giving any details. |
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| Bank employees have already been evacuated and are being assessed by psychologists, Midi Libre newspaper said. Employees from the surrounding institutions have also been evacuated. | Bank employees have already been evacuated and are being assessed by psychologists, Midi Libre newspaper said. Employees from the surrounding institutions have also been evacuated. |
| Following the tense standoff, the woman surrendered to police. She was immediately taken away from the scene for questioning and psychiatric evaluation, local media reports, citing police sources. | |
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