"Police are unsure of the gunman's motivation."
Posted on 12/02/2016 11:20:12 AM PST by ColdOne
Seven people have been taken hostage in a Paris travel agency office by an armed man, AFP reports citing police sources.
The armed man in question appears to be a robber armed with a handgun, AFP reports.
Police special forces are at the site, the French Lexpress reports, adding that law enforcers have cordoned off the area near the place where the hostages are held.
Prise d'otages en cours #paris13 porte de choisy pic.twitter.com/t8SEXSIAGl — Geoffrey_Kazmierczak (@geokzk) December 2, 2016
The incident has happened in the south of the French capital, at the Massena boulevard. On its official Twitter account, police have called on people to bypass the area.
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Probably demanding to know why anyone uses a travel agency in 2016.
Guns are illegal in France, must be a fake
“Guns are illegal in France, must be a fake”
Thanks for saying it for me. I’m tired of saying it but it has to be said.
Impossible!..............
You mean armed mooslum?
They're really good at determining if it's terrorism or not. /s ROFL!
“The travel office, which is used particularly by Asian customers who deal in cash transactions, has been previously raided, it was also reported.” In Europe, Asian also includes a variety of Muslim countries. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/paris-siege-gunman-storms-travel-agency-and-takes-hostages-a3411321.html
yep.....i bet it is sharia.
The FBI will figure out if it’s terrorism within 90 days- or maybe 180.
Thanks for link!
Proves the adage: “When guns are outlawed, only outlaws..etc”
49 days.
Immigrants often use them due to poor language. Especially illegals who want to pay in cash.
The gunman likely knew there would be thousands in cash sitting there for plane tickets, etc
GFZ? Or just wants a free flight on the Concorde. (Little late there buckaroo.)
"Police are unsure of the gunman's motivation."
I didn’t know France had a problem with Amish criminals, too.
Diversity - the gift that keeps on giving.
Unpossible. Aren’t guns illegal in France?
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