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| Bunbury 'hostage situation': Captor and hostage taken to hospital after police fire non-lethal bullets | Bunbury 'hostage situation': Captor and hostage taken to hospital after police fire non-lethal bullets |
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| A man claiming to be armed with explosives staged an 11-hour-long seige in an Australian city park, reportedly taking one person hostage. | A man claiming to be armed with explosives staged an 11-hour-long seige in an Australian city park, reportedly taking one person hostage. |
| Police cordoned off an area of a park on the corner of Koombana Drive and Blair Street in Bunbury, Western Australia, after the unidentified man took one person hostage. | Police cordoned off an area of a park on the corner of Koombana Drive and Blair Street in Bunbury, Western Australia, after the unidentified man took one person hostage. |
| Following an 11 hour operation, the man at the centre of the siege was shot by police with non-lethal bullets, and has been taken to hospital. The hostage walked away from the scene and into an awaiting ambulance, GWN7 News reported. | Following an 11 hour operation, the man at the centre of the siege was shot by police with non-lethal bullets, and has been taken to hospital. The hostage walked away from the scene and into an awaiting ambulance, GWN7 News reported. |
| As the hostage situation unfolded, snipers arrived on the scene and circled the two individuals. | As the hostage situation unfolded, snipers arrived on the scene and circled the two individuals. |
| Pictures emerging from the scene showed armed police officers, wearing bullet proof vests, lying on the ground. | Pictures emerging from the scene showed armed police officers, wearing bullet proof vests, lying on the ground. |
| Emergency services convened on what is the main thoroughfare into town with dog squad officers also reportedly in attendance. | Emergency services convened on what is the main thoroughfare into town with dog squad officers also reportedly in attendance. |
| Images on Twitter appear showed a middle-age man sitting cross-legged next to a younger individual. Near the pair was a large sign, which Australia’s ABC News has reported as containing the demands or message from the hostage-taker. One of the men appears to be on the phone. | Images on Twitter appear showed a middle-age man sitting cross-legged next to a younger individual. Near the pair was a large sign, which Australia’s ABC News has reported as containing the demands or message from the hostage-taker. One of the men appears to be on the phone. |
| Local media reported that the sign contains a demand to police for an individual's release, however, this has not been confirmed by authorities. | Local media reported that the sign contains a demand to police for an individual's release, however, this has not been confirmed by authorities. |
| Officers from Australia's Tactical Response Group arrived at incident on the outskirts of what is Western Australia's third largest city. | Officers from Australia's Tactical Response Group arrived at incident on the outskirts of what is Western Australia's third largest city. |
| As the siege ended, the man's alleged demands remained unclear. | As the siege ended, the man's alleged demands remained unclear. |