Man holds two people hostage in Paris

Laurence Reese

Paris incident: Armed man takes hostages

At least two people, including a pregnant woman, have been taken hostage in Paris, French media reports.

The hostages are being held in the internal courtyard of the building, which contains a mix of offices and residential apartments. Special units and fire services were at the scene. He's holding two hostages. Officials declined to provide more details. "Cordoned off by law enforcement".

The area around the incident in the 10th arrondissement of Paris was ringed off by police.

A police source said the hostage-taker initially hit one person who was able to escape.

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Police officers of the BRI intervention squad prepare a shield on June 12, 2018 near the site of an ongoing hostage taking in central Paris.

"The man claims to be in possession of a bomb and a handgun", France Bleu said, adding that the hostage-taker demanded to speak with Iranian embassy.

Negotiations with the suspect were taking place, according to an Interior Ministry official who couldn't be identified because the operation was in progress.

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