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Added on the 21/12/2021 12:05:08 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Police secure the area surrounding the site of a hostage situation, blocking access to the Aligre road after arresting a knife-wielding man who had taken two woman hostage in a shop in the 12th arrondissement in Paris. Following long negotiations led by the Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) the man released the mother unharmed, shortly before 10 pm before being arrested the following morning after releasing the second hostage after 8 am, unharmed. IMAGES
A large security perimeter has been set up between Faubourg Saint-Antoine and rue Crozatier in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, where two women have been taken hostage by a man with a knife, known to suffer from psychiatric disorders. IMAGES
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Images of a bloodied man being held on the ground by police during a yellow vest protest in Paris on Saturday afternoon. French police arrested several people as thousands of anti-government protesters returned to the streets of the capital. IMAGES
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