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| Hostage situation in Austrian ski resort as suspect locks himself in bank | Hostage situation in Austrian ski resort as suspect locks himself in bank |
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| A perpetrator has taken a hostage during a bank-hold-up in the town of Erpfendorf, in the Tyrol resort area of Austria, local media report citing police. Law enforcement have deployed forces, including special ops, to the site. | A perpetrator has taken a hostage during a bank-hold-up in the town of Erpfendorf, in the Tyrol resort area of Austria, local media report citing police. Law enforcement have deployed forces, including special ops, to the site. |
| Surrounding buildings have been evacuated and the town center is currently closed. | Surrounding buildings have been evacuated and the town center is currently closed. |
| “According to the current information, a perpetrator has taken one hostage,” police representatives said as cited by the local Kurier.at. The hostage is reportedly a customer, according to Der Standard newspaper citing police. | |
| Anti-terrorist special unit Cobra has been sent to the area, Austria’s APA news agency reports. | Anti-terrorist special unit Cobra has been sent to the area, Austria’s APA news agency reports. |
| There are no demands from the perpetrator so far, police say. | There are no demands from the perpetrator so far, police say. |
| “We are in sporadic contact [with the hostage-taker],” spokeswoman for the law enforcement told the local media, without elaborating on the details. | “We are in sporadic contact [with the hostage-taker],” spokeswoman for the law enforcement told the local media, without elaborating on the details. |
| The town of Erpfendorf is in the Austrian state of Tyrol, not far from the world-renowned Kitzbuehel ski resort area. | The town of Erpfendorf is in the Austrian state of Tyrol, not far from the world-renowned Kitzbuehel ski resort area. |