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'Hostage siege' at Paris school Paris school hostage siege 'ends'
(about 1 hour later)
An armed man is holding a parent hostage at a French school on the outskirts of Paris after releasing a group of children he had been holding, reports say. An armed man has released the last hostage he had been holding at a French school on the outskirts of Paris and has himself been captured, reports say.
The parent had come to drop their child off at the school in Vitry-sur-Seine, which is being used as a leisure centre during the holidays, police said. The last hostage was a parent who had come to drop off a child at the school in Vitry-sur-Seine, which is being used as a leisure centre during the holidays, police said.
Elite police Raid unit officers and a negotiator are at the scene. Earlier, the gunman released a group of children he had been holding.
Many schools run summer activities during the holidays. Many French schools run summer activities during the holidays.
The school is in the centre of the town, itself some 7.5 km (5 miles) from the centre of Paris. Officers of the elite police Raid unit were attending the scene.
Police were called at about 07:00 (05:00 GMT) to the school, where 5-10 children and three parents were at the time, French radio reports. The Charles Perrault pre-school is in the centre of the town, itself some 7.5 km (5 miles) from the centre of Paris.
The children were quickly released, said a reporter for France Info radio who is at the scene. Police were called at about 07:00 (05:00 GMT) to the school, where five to 10 children and three parents were at the time, French radio reported.
The hostage-taker is said to be in his 30s and unknown to the police. He was wearing a binman's green boiler suit when he entered the school, police sources told French radio. The children were quickly released.
Although his demands are unclear, he is said to be very determined, police say. The hostage-taker was said to be in his 30s and unknown to the police. He may have been wearing a binman's green boiler suit when he entered the school, police sources told French radio.
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