Armed man takes hostage at Paris school
01:04, 11 July 2012
PARIS. July 11. KAZINFORM An armed man has taken hostages at a school complex just south of Paris, according to police officials.
Children were initially among the hostages but the man now appears to be holding one adult.
He took the hostages on Tuesday morning in the town of Vitry-sur-Seine. One police official said all the children at the complex, which includes nursery and elementary schools, were safe.
He added that the adult being held was the parent of one of the children.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of police rules. French schools are on summer breaks but are running summer activities, the Guardian reports.