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| 'Multiple casualties' in US siege | 'Multiple casualties' in US siege |
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| Up to 40 people have been taken hostage and several others shot in the US state of New York, say reports. | Up to 40 people have been taken hostage and several others shot in the US state of New York, say reports. |
| Unconfirmed local media reports said up to 13 people may have been killed during the incident. | Unconfirmed local media reports said up to 13 people may have been killed during the incident. |
| The hostages were in the buildings of the American Civic Association (ACA) in the Binghamton, north of New York City, when the gunman entered. | The hostages were in the buildings of the American Civic Association (ACA) in the Binghamton, north of New York City, when the gunman entered. |
| Mayor Matthew Ryan told reporters the man had a high-powered rifle and was still believed to be in the building. | Mayor Matthew Ryan told reporters the man had a high-powered rifle and was still believed to be in the building. |
| name="goback"> class="bodl" href="#map"> See map of the area Television footage showed four people being carried from the scene on stretchers. Their condition was not known. | |
| The Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin said homes nearby were being evacuated and a police commando unit was at the scene. | The Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin said homes nearby were being evacuated and a police commando unit was at the scene. |
| RECENT US SHOOTINGS March 2009: A gunman kills a total of 11 people in a series of shootings southern AlabamaDec 2008: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus kills nine people and himself on Christmas Eve in LASept 2008: Six people die in a series of shootings in the north-west of Washington stateJune 2008: A worker at a plastics plant in Kentucky kills five people before killing himselfApr 2007: 32 people and the gunman die at the Virginia Tech campus class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7982458.stm"> In pictures: NY state hostage | |
| It said apartments and a nearby school and care home were under lockdown and some streets had been sealed off. | It said apartments and a nearby school and care home were under lockdown and some streets had been sealed off. |
| Eyewitness reported seeing a man of Asian appearance in his 20s entering the building. | Eyewitness reported seeing a man of Asian appearance in his 20s entering the building. |
| He was described by local media as being 1.6m to 1.8m (5ft 8in to 6ft) and wearing a bright green nylon jacket and dark-rimmed glasses. | |
| A spokeswoman at a local hospital said at least one person was being treated for unspecified injuries. | A spokeswoman at a local hospital said at least one person was being treated for unspecified injuries. |
| "We're on full alert anticipating we're going to get additional casualties," said Linda Miller at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. | "We're on full alert anticipating we're going to get additional casualties," said Linda Miller at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. |
| The ACA says on its website that it assists immigrants and refugees with personal and immigration counselling. | The ACA says on its website that it assists immigrants and refugees with personal and immigration counselling. |
| Bob Joseph of Binghamton's WNBF Radio told the BBC the town had never experienced an incident on such a scale before. | |
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