Hostage-taker arrested and hostages freed after hole-up in Paris By Press Association June 12 2018, 8:54 pm June 12 2018, 8:54 pm Share Hostage-taker arrested and hostages freed after hole-up in Paris Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://wpcluster.dctdigital.com/pressandjournal/news/world/1496675/hostage-taker-arrested-and-hostages-freed-after-hole-up-in-paris-2/ Copy Link Police cordon off the area near the scene of a hostage situation, in central Paris (Francois Mori/PA) A hostage-taker has been arrested and his hostages freed, some four hours after holing up in a building in Paris. French interior minister Gerard Collomb tweeted the news ending the drama in a ground-floor office in a crowded neighbourhood of the French capital. Police in riot gear surrounded the entrance of the building (AP) Police earlier reported a man holding two people hostage in an office but there was no indication of terrorist motives. Videos and images from the scene posted on social media showed police outside a building in central Paris’s Petites Ecuries street.
