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| 2 people injured in shooting, 1 held hostage in Paris suburbs – reports | 2 people injured in shooting, 1 held hostage in Paris suburbs – reports |
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| At least two people have been injured and one has been taken hostage in Domont, a town in the department of Val-d'Oise, north of the French capital. The hostage-taker is reportedly the manager of a local business. | At least two people have been injured and one has been taken hostage in Domont, a town in the department of Val-d'Oise, north of the French capital. The hostage-taker is reportedly the manager of a local business. |
| The armed man, identified by French media as the 58-year-old manager of a local company, reportedly took his wife hostage and barricaded himself inside the business on Thursday evening. | |
| At least two people were wounded by gunfire, according to eyewitnesses. | At least two people were wounded by gunfire, according to eyewitnesses. |
| Several people were on the premises of the business at the beginning of the incident, but it is unclear whether they were taken hostage as well or are among the injured. | Several people were on the premises of the business at the beginning of the incident, but it is unclear whether they were taken hostage as well or are among the injured. |
| The special intervention group of the national gendarmerie, known as GIGN, has been dispatched to handle the unfolding situation. Domont is about 20 kilometers north of Paris. | The special intervention group of the national gendarmerie, known as GIGN, has been dispatched to handle the unfolding situation. Domont is about 20 kilometers north of Paris. |
| According to some French reports, the hostage-taker and his wife are currently embroiled in divorce proceedings, and the man has previously been convicted of acts of domestic violence. | |
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