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'Three people taken hostage in Paris'

January 16, 2015 12:41
French security forces has been on high alert since the attacks in Paris last week (Photo: Twitter)

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Sandy Rashty,

Sandy Rashty

1 min read

A gunman who took up to five people hostage in a Paris post office today, has handed himself over to police.

He was armed with a Kalashnikov rifle and numerous grenades. No one was injured in the incident.

Sources told the Liberation newspaper he was reacting to a "heartbreak - disappointed in love".

The post office is said to be in Colombe, in north-western Paris.

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