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BREAKING: Hostage situation reported in northern French town of Roubaix near Belgium: medical services
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/wellsla/status/669235843547144192
#BREAKING: Hostage situation in #Roubaix France, near Belgium, several people hurt by gunshots -reports say- BBC https://t.co/EBmLgJqXmn
— Julia Macfarlane (@juliamacfarlane) November 24, 2015
BREAKING: Hostage situation, shots fired in French town #Roubaix – reports https://t.co/4t1wgPYzyt pic.twitter.com/vSQIGR6qTu
— RT (@RT_com) November 24, 2015
PHOTO: Scene of the hostage situation in the French town of #Roubaix – @AmichaiStein1 pic.twitter.com/wbjkvCN3Rc
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) November 24, 2015
MORE: ITV news report that there are several people with gunshot wounds.https://t.co/e4tJtJZG7H
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) November 24, 2015
We will continue to monitor this story and update with developments.
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Update:
France 2 TV: police think #Roubaix hostage situation not linked to terrorism, could be bank robbery gone wrong.
— Christophe Bauer (@KrsBauer) November 24, 2015
UPDATE: France 2 TV: police think #Roubaix hostage situation not linked to terrorism, could be bank robbery gone wrong.
— Politics Central (@PoliticsCtrl) November 24, 2015
PHOTO: Police operation in Roubaix, bank manager, wife and kids have been taken hostage after failed bank robbery pic.twitter.com/RGtrWlK2lw
— Politics Central (@PoliticsCtrl) November 24, 2015
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MORE: Local reports on hostage situation in #Roubaix suggest robbery was motivation, hostage allegedly bank manager
— Lisa Daftari (@LisaDaftari) November 24, 2015
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Update:
Local official says hostage situation at northern French town of Roubaix has ended with all hostages safe: https://t.co/qPAtjrBKTZ
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 24, 2015
More from the AP:
One suspected gunman was found dead when a hostage-taking situation in the northern French town of Roubaix ended Tuesday night with the hostages being brought to safety, local officials said.
The prefect of the Nord region said all hostages were safe after the hours-long incident Tuesday night, during which the hostage-takers reportedly fired at police.
Prosecutor Frederic Fevre said one suspect was found dead in the house in a residential street where the hostage-taking had taken place and that a Kalashnikov assault rifle was also found there. At least one suspect who had tossed away his pistol was found outside the house and was detained, while a number of hostage-takers escaped, he said.
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