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Hostage situation reported in north France, near Belgium
Several said to have gunshot wounds in incident in town of Roubaix.

Reuters
21:28
Armed men have taken hostages after gun shots were fired in the northern French town of Roubaix, a police source said on Tuesday.

It was not immediately clear whether the gunmen were linked to the attacks in Paris on Nov. 13."An operation is underway after hostages were taken. Gunshots were fired and the neighborhood has been cordoned off," the source told Reuters. "A bank director and his family may have been taken as hostages."


Medical and fire services confirmed that an operation was underway in Roubaix, which is near the border with Belgium, without giving further details.


Hostage Situation Reported in North France, Near Belgium - World News - Israel News - Haaretz Israeli News Source - http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/1.688149/

Tw@tter is indicating that this is an armed robbery ?

Anyone have an update ?

"" A hostage situation has been reported in
the northern French town of Roubaix
near Belgium.
Senior police officials have said that the
situation is not related to terrorism.
UPDATE: #Roubaix hostage situation
may be bank robbery gone awry https://
t.co/TF0yHXXdw9 (photo via
@lavoixdunord) pic.twitter.com/
FK7P0o9yqw
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) November 24,
2015
French news outlet iTele said men have
fired at police after an attempted robbery
went wrong. It is believed they are
currently holed up in a house, holding a
family hostage.
Several police officers have been injured.""
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/roubaix-hostage-situation-in-french-town-near-belgium-border-a6747491.html

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/hostages-taken-in-northern-french-town---police-source/41799044


Hostages taken in northern French town - police source




Reuters International
Nov 24, 2015 - 20:28

ROUBAIX, France (Reuters) - Armed men have taken hostages after gun shots were fired in the northern French town of Roubaix, a police source said on Tuesday.

It was not immediately clear whether the gunmen were linked to the attacks in Paris on Nov. 13.

"An operation is underway after hostages were taken. Gunshots were fired and the neighbourhood has been cordoned off," the source told Reuters. "A bank director and his family may have been taken as hostages."

Medical and fire services confirmed that an operation was underway in Roubaix, which is near the border with Belgium, without giving further details.

(Reporting by Gerard Bon and Sophie Louet; editing by David Clarke)



Reuters International

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http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/taking-of-hostages-in-northern-france-not-linked-to-paris-attacks---police-sources/41799044

Taking of hostages in northern France not linked to Paris attacks - police sources.



PARIS (Reuters) - Armed men who took hostages on Tuesday in the northern French town of Roubaix appeared to have no link to the Nov. 13 attacks by Islamist militants in Paris but were probably planning a robbery, police sources said on Tuesday.

"This is apparently not a terrorist attack, it's apparently a robbery," one police source said.

France remains on high alert after the Nov. 13 attacks in and around Paris in which 130 people were killed.

(Reporting by Pierre Savary and Gerard Bon; writing by Michel Rose; Editing by Gareth Jones)


Reuters International

RebelArcher &:Conrad_73,

Thanks for updates