Paris police in 'hostage taking' standoff with armed man
France on high alert after series of terrorist attacks in past three years
Police officers stand on a street near the site of an ongoing hostage taking on June 12, 2018 in central Paris. PHOTO: AFP
PARIS:
Dozens of police officers converged in an area of central Paris on Tuesday in response to a "hostage taking" situation by an armed man, police sources said.
The man is "armed and holding at least two people," a source told AFP, adding that "the situation is quite confused" but did not appear to be terrorism-related.
France hostage taker wants Paris attack suspect freed
France has been on high alert after a series of jihadist attacks in the past three years, most recently a Saturday night knife attack by a man in Paris last month in which one person was killed.
Dozens of police officers converged in an area of central Paris on Tuesday in response to a "hostage taking" situation by an armed man, police sources said.
The man is "armed and holding at least two people," a source told AFP, adding that "the situation is quite confused" but did not appear to be terrorism-related.
France hostage taker wants Paris attack suspect freed
France has been on high alert after a series of jihadist attacks in the past three years, most recently a Saturday night knife attack by a man in Paris last month in which one person was killed.