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| Gunman dies at Estonian defence ministry in Tallinn | Gunman dies at Estonian defence ministry in Tallinn |
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| A gunman has died after taking hostages at Estonia's defence ministry in Tallinn, reports say. | A gunman has died after taking hostages at Estonia's defence ministry in Tallinn, reports say. |
| Police arrived at the ministry after shots or small explosions were heard at about 15:30 (12:30 GMT). | |
| The building was evacuated and police cordoned off the area. | The building was evacuated and police cordoned off the area. |
| It is not clear whether the gunman killed himself or was shot dead by police in an operation to free hostages, state broadcaster ERR reported. | It is not clear whether the gunman killed himself or was shot dead by police in an operation to free hostages, state broadcaster ERR reported. |
| No other casualties have been reported. | No other casualties have been reported. |
| A former Estonian soldier had detonated an explosive device and fired a shot before taking a security guard hostage, a ministry official told ERR. | A former Estonian soldier had detonated an explosive device and fired a shot before taking a security guard hostage, a ministry official told ERR. |
| Other ministry employees jumped out of windows to flee the scene, before armed police wearing body armour entered the building, TV images showed. | |
| Defence Minister Mart Laar was not thought to be in the ministry at the time of the hostage-taking. | |