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French post office siege not linked to extremism, say police
Source: Reuters
French post office siege not linked to extremism, say police
Reuters in Paris
The Guardian, Friday 16 January 2015 14.28 GMT
An armed man who took several hostages at a post office north-west of Paris on Friday morning has surrendered with no one hurt, a French police official said.
The man equipped with a military weapon took an unconfirmed number of hostages at the post office in the town of Colombes, just outside the capital.
Police earlier said there did not appear to be any link to extremist attacks.
BFM TV, citing an unidentified source, said the hostage drama was not related to last week’s attacks in Paris.
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Reuters in Paris
The Guardian, Friday 16 January 2015 14.28 GMT
An armed man who took several hostages at a post office north-west of Paris on Friday morning has surrendered with no one hurt, a French police official said.
The man equipped with a military weapon took an unconfirmed number of hostages at the post office in the town of Colombes, just outside the capital.
Police earlier said there did not appear to be any link to extremist attacks.
BFM TV, citing an unidentified source, said the hostage drama was not related to last week’s attacks in Paris.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/16/colombes-france-post-office-hostages
