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| France Primark siege: Police hunt armed attackers | France Primark siege: Police hunt armed attackers |
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| French police are hunting for three armed men who stormed a Primark store in a suspected robbery attempt north of Paris. | |
| The gunmen fled the scene after special forces evacuated 18 people trapped inside the Qwartz shopping centre in Villeneuve-la-Garenne. | The gunmen fled the scene after special forces evacuated 18 people trapped inside the Qwartz shopping centre in Villeneuve-la-Garenne. |
| None of those released 18 people was injured. The area around the shopping centre has been shut down. | None of those released 18 people was injured. The area around the shopping centre has been shut down. |
| The incident began early on Monday and lasted several hours. | The incident began early on Monday and lasted several hours. |
| "At around 06:30 (04:30 GMT), three armed criminals went into the Primark store for what we think was initially an attempt at armed robbery," a police source, who wished to remain anonymous, is quoted as saying by AFP news agency. | "At around 06:30 (04:30 GMT), three armed criminals went into the Primark store for what we think was initially an attempt at armed robbery," a police source, who wished to remain anonymous, is quoted as saying by AFP news agency. |
| Another police source said an employee first alerted her boyfriend of the hold-up at around 07:00 when she sent him a text message saying they had been taken hostage by two armed men. | Another police source said an employee first alerted her boyfriend of the hold-up at around 07:00 when she sent him a text message saying they had been taken hostage by two armed men. |
| There are reports that one of the men has been recognised as a Primark employee, but there has been no confirmation from police. | There are reports that one of the men has been recognised as a Primark employee, but there has been no confirmation from police. |