Roubaix hostage situation in northern France ends


Police cordon off the area close to where armed men have taken hostages in the northern French town of Roubaix, on November 24, 2015. AFP/Getty Images18
Police cordon off the area close to where armed men have taken hostages in the northern French town of Roubaix, on November 24, 2015. AFP/Getty Images

A hostage-taking incident in the northern French town of Roubaix has ended and all the hostages are safe, officials say.

The Nord region officials did not say where the incident took place, how many people had been held or how many hostage-takers had been involved.

Local media reported the hostage-taking was not terrorism-related but the result of a possible robbery.

Reports indicated shots had been fired at police at the start of the hostage-taking.

Police special forces were deployed to the area and local roads were temporarily cordoned off.

Opération de police à Roubaix, une prise d'otages en cours https://t.co/8mOGboTWqdpic.twitter.com/8QNa1QPx6D

— La Voix du Nord web (@lavoixdunord) November 24, 2015

La prise d'otage est toujours en cours à #Roubaix, nous ne connaissons pas la cause actuellement @VDNLillepic.twitter.com/59bGzMHJio

— Morel Sébastien (@sebi140493) November 24, 2015

Une opération de police serait en cours à #Roubaix. A confirmer (photo @mimpwd ) pic.twitter.com/my4vA9HUL1

— Breaking3zero (@Breaking3zero) November 24, 2015

#Roubaix #Reuters confirme prise d'otages. Des blessés et enfants seraient parmi les otages pic.twitter.com/mDLqlvZMoD

— Breaking3zero (@Breaking3zero) November 24, 2015
Source http://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/roubaix-hostage-situation-in-northern-france-ends-34231366.html

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