Armed man reportedly takes hostages in French school July 10, 2012 - 12:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two police officials say an armed man has taken hostages at a school complex just south of Paris. Children were initially among the hostages but he appears to be holding one adult now, the Associated Press reports. The man took the hostages Tuesday, July 10 morning in the town of Vitry-sur-Seine. One police official said that all the children at the complex, which includes nursery and elementary schools, were safe. He added that the adult being held is the parent of one of the children. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of police rules. French schools are on summer vacation but are running summer activities. Partner news  Top stories Only three senators on the committee - Republican Ron Paul and Democrats Tom Udall and Chris Murphy - opposed the bill. If true, the exclusion of Rafsanjani and Mashaie would leave the presidential race dominated by hardline conservatives. Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead. An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years.   Partner news |  Latest news Russian expert rules out Karabakh war renewal by Armenia  Alexander Krylov: the possibility of the renewal of Karabakh war should not be exaggerated in the face of the balance of power.German scientists ready to include Armenian petroglyphs in UNESCO list The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed.OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs won’t visit Artsakh French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh.Penguin reaches $75mln agreement in iBooks price fixing lawsuit In a press release, Penguin's parent company, Pearson, noted it had made a $40 million provision for settlement in its 2012 accounts. |
