WANE 'Five taken hostage' in post office in Virginia, USBBC NewsUp to five people have been taken hostage in a post office in a small town in the US state of Virginia, say police reports. Local media reports said the …Hostages Taken at Post Office in VirginiaWall Street Journal5 held …
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Read More »Man in wheelchair with bomb holds 5 hostage at Va. post office – USA Today
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