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December 14, 2010, Tuesday
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MASKED French gendarmes detained a 17-year-old who took a class full of preschoolers hostage yesterday, releasing all the children safely after hours of negotiations that drew international attention.
"The hostage-taking is over," said Jean-Marc Magda, aide to the mayor of the French city of Besancon. All 20 children who had been taken hostage and their teacher were released safely, he said.
The hostage-taker was detained and remained inside the school with officers from a specialist gendarme force brought in to deal with the situation, Magda said.
French television showed a girl being draped with a blanket and carried away. Police and families had surrounded the school since the morning.
The motives of the hostage-taker were?unclear.
Besancon Mayor Jean-Louis Fousseret said the teen had been treated for depression, but had not taken his medication in recent days. The mayor did not confirm reports that the youth had requested a gun to commit suicide.
The hostage-taker initially seized a class of 20 children but released 14 throughout the morning, including one who "more or less escaped," said Besancon Mayor Jean-Louis Fousseret.
Five or six children and the teacher were believed to still be inside when the officers entered around lunchtime.
The gendarmes pointed their firearms at the school's windows and doors as they entered. They were in contact by telephone with the hostage-taker before the last group of children was released.
"The hostage-taking is over," said Jean-Marc Magda, aide to the mayor of the French city of Besancon. All 20 children who had been taken hostage and their teacher were released safely, he said.
The hostage-taker was detained and remained inside the school with officers from a specialist gendarme force brought in to deal with the situation, Magda said.
French television showed a girl being draped with a blanket and carried away. Police and families had surrounded the school since the morning.
The motives of the hostage-taker were?unclear.
Besancon Mayor Jean-Louis Fousseret said the teen had been treated for depression, but had not taken his medication in recent days. The mayor did not confirm reports that the youth had requested a gun to commit suicide.
The hostage-taker initially seized a class of 20 children but released 14 throughout the morning, including one who "more or less escaped," said Besancon Mayor Jean-Louis Fousseret.
Five or six children and the teacher were believed to still be inside when the officers entered around lunchtime.
The gendarmes pointed their firearms at the school's windows and doors as they entered. They were in contact by telephone with the hostage-taker before the last group of children was released.
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