An armed individual took several people hostage late in the afternoon on Thursday, August 6 in a bank branch in downtown Le Havre, AFP learned from the police. The man, " alone ", is entrenched in the premises of an agency of the Bred " since 4:45 pm ", told AFP the communications officer of the DDSP 76.
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The Raid was expected on site, he added, adding that “ no injuries ” were reported. The hostages are five in number and the man is said to be armed with a handgun, according to another police source.
