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| Gun siege at Colorado high school | Gun siege at Colorado high school |
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| Staff and pupils have been evacuated from a high school in the US state of Colorado, where a gunman is believed to be holding two girls hostage. | |
| A Swat team and bomb squad have been sent to Platte Canyon High School, in the town of Bailey. | A Swat team and bomb squad have been sent to Platte Canyon High School, in the town of Bailey. |
| Witnesses said they heard shots being fired, but there are as yet no reports of casualties. | |
| Negotiations between police officers and the gunman are said to be under way. | |
| TV pictures show a long line of people streaming away towards school buses. | TV pictures show a long line of people streaming away towards school buses. |
| Snipers in position | |
| According to reports, the gunman initially took as many as six people hostage before releasing all but two. | According to reports, the gunman initially took as many as six people hostage before releasing all but two. |
| Snipers are moving into position around the site. The bomb squad was apparently called out after reports of a device inside the school. | Snipers are moving into position around the site. The bomb squad was apparently called out after reports of a device inside the school. |
| "We have some information that several shots have been fired," sheriff's spokeswoman Jacki Kelley said. | |
| Colorado State Patrol trooper Eric Wynn told BBC News 24: "Well, at this time there are some negotiations going on, there is some remaining hostages. | |
| "It is an adult gunman... there were shots fired, this happened in the afternoon." | |
| Platte Canyon High and neighbouring Fitzsimmons Middle School have about 800 students enrolled between them. | Platte Canyon High and neighbouring Fitzsimmons Middle School have about 800 students enrolled between them. |
| "The two schools have been in lockdown," an official in the Park County Sheriff's office told AFP news agency. | "The two schools have been in lockdown," an official in the Park County Sheriff's office told AFP news agency. |
| Bailey is 56km (35 miles) south-west of the state capital, Denver. | Bailey is 56km (35 miles) south-west of the state capital, Denver. |
| It lies in Jefferson County where in 1999, two students killed 13 people at Columbine High School before taking their own lives. | It lies in Jefferson County where in 1999, two students killed 13 people at Columbine High School before taking their own lives. |
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