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Gunman shot dead after taking 6 hostage in Moscow bank Gunman shot dead after taking 6 hostage in Moscow bank
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A special police unit shot dead an armed robber, who took six people hostage in a bank branch in eastern Moscow. None of the captives were hurt.A special police unit shot dead an armed robber, who took six people hostage in a bank branch in eastern Moscow. None of the captives were hurt.
An RT live feed showed a group of armed bursting through the front door, before several shots rang out.An RT live feed showed a group of armed bursting through the front door, before several shots rang out.
"The suspect resisted, and was eliminated," a police source told RIA news agency. "The suspect attempted to activate a homemade explosive device, as the assault team entered the building," said a Moscow police spokesperson.
Prior to the assault, Moscow police had issued a statement saying that five hostages had been freed after negotiations with the bank robber, and that one - a woman - still remained inside. Police said that she had "barricaded herself inside one of the utilities rooms." A box with wires sticking out was found on his body. The suspect claimed he had a bomb on him during negotiations with police.
At the time of the final confrontation, five of the hostages had been led go by the gunman, but a single woman still remained.
Earlier police sources told Interfax news agency that the man entered the branch of Moscow Credit Bank at 8.40 pm on Wednesday evening, holding what appeared to be a pistol or convincing replica, and instructed cashiers to empty the cash vaults.Earlier police sources told Interfax news agency that the man entered the branch of Moscow Credit Bank at 8.40 pm on Wednesday evening, holding what appeared to be a pistol or convincing replica, and instructed cashiers to empty the cash vaults.
The staff pressed the panic button, at which point the gunman barricaded himself inside one of the offices, with four clients and two members of staff remaining on the premises.The staff pressed the panic button, at which point the gunman barricaded himself inside one of the offices, with four clients and two members of staff remaining on the premises.
The hostage taker then relayed the message that they would not be set free, until he was given the money inside the branch. As negotiations went on, the robber claimed that he set up an explosive device, though so far, it has not been detonated or located. The hostage taker then relayed the message that they would not be set free, until he was given the money inside the branch.
"He was in his 20s, and seemed in control. He didn't say much other than his demands, and later he let us go voluntarily," one of the hostages told Life News.