French hostage taker arrested, police sayJuly 10, 2012 - 16:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The armed man, who took a parent hostage at a French school in a southeastern Paris suburb but released his captive after negotiations, was then arrested by police, a police source said, according to AFP. The incident in Vitry-sur-Seine started at around 0500 GMT when three children and five adults, including two parents, were in the school, which is being used as a leisure centre during the holidays, police said. All children and adults except for one parent quickly left the school, a judicial source said, denying reports that any children had been briefly taken hostage. The hostage was released safe and sound. "The hostage was freed by the (elite police unit) RAID. Negotiations continued with the hostage taker. He came out of the site around five minutes ago and was detained by RAID police. He is uninjured," local prefect Pierre Dartout told journalists. A judicial source said the man had "made incoherent statements and expressed a desire to die", during negotiations, adding that the hostage taker had "at no point been threatening" with the parent held captive. Police union representative Ludovic Monnier described the man as around 30 years old and of African origin. Fellow police union representative Ludovic Magne told journalists the man asked to be "killed by police" and had two handguns. Around 100 people were evacuated from the neighborhood during the hostage taking, a police source said, asking not to be named. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |