An armed individual took several people hostage Thursday afternoon in a bank branch in downtown Le Havre, we learned from the police. The man, "alone", is entrenched in the premises of an agency of the Bred "since 4:45 pm", told AFP the communications officer of the DDSP 76.
The Raid was expected on site, he added, adding that “no injuries” were reported. In a tweet, the Seine Maritime prefecture called to avoid the sector concerned.
The hostages are five in number and the man is said to be armed with a handgun, according to another police source. It would be a "radicalized out of prison", reports a union source to 20 Minutes .
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