Post Office

New York Daily News Two hostages freed from suburban Paris post office standoffNew York Daily NewsTwo people have been freed and a gunman has been arrested after an armed standoff Friday at a post office in a Paris suburb, authorities said. The man busted into the Colombes, France, building, northwest …

KXAN.com Gunman in Paris post office hostage situation in custodyKXAN.comPARIS (NBC NEWS) — Two hostages were held for more than an hour at a post office in Paris Friday before the gunman surrendered to police, officials said. Authorities said the incident was not linked to terrorism. The standoff began just …

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French hostage situation ends after gunman surrendersChicago TribuneFrench Research and Intervention Brigades (BRI) officers gather near the post office where an armed man is holed up with two hostages in Colombes, outside Paris. French Research and Intervention Brigades (BRI) officers gather near the post office where … More: continued here

UPDATE 2-French post office hostage-taking ends, no victimsReuters(Releads with end of siege). PARIS Jan 16 (Reuters) – An armed man who earlier took several hostages at a post office northwest of Paris on Friday has surrendered with no one hurt, a French police official told Reuters. The man equipped with …

Al-Arabiya Police: Paris hostage-taker surrendersAl-ArabiyaAn armed man who held two hostages in a post office outside Paris on Friday has surrendered and has been arrested, police said. “There was no assault, the man gave himself up,” a police source said, adding that the hostages were “shocked but not … More: …

Two Held in Hostage Siege at Paris Post Office: PoliceNBCNews.comPARIS — At least two hostages were being held inside a post office in a western district of Paris, police and a local lawmaker said Friday. It was not immediately clear if the incident was terrorism related. The BRI tactical response …

A man, who had taken two hostages in a post office, surrenders to French Research and Intervention Brigades (BRI) police officers on Friday in Colombes, outside Paris. More: continued here

Paris post office hostage situation ends after gunman surrenders, TV station …NOLA.comA hostage situation in a Paris post office ended Friday (Jan. 16) when the gunman surrendered without injury to his captives, NBC News reported. There was no immediate word whether the crime related to terrorism. According to the report, …

Times LIVE Gunman Arrested And Hostages Freed At Paris Suburb Post OfficeBusiness InsiderTwo hostages were freed after an armed man detained them inside a post office in Petit-Colombes, France, police sources tell AFP. Local police were able to successful neutralize and arrest the gunman. Around 12:45 p.m. (6:45 a.m. EST), …