Knife wielding man holds hostages at job centre in northeast England

| Updated: Jun 09, 2017 21:11 IST

London [U.K.] June 9 (ANI): An armed man is holding hostages at a job centre in Northeast England. Police acted swiftly by cordoning off the area around the job centre. They said that several staff members are among the hostages. Police said that they have opened up negotiations with the assailant and added that they are treating this as an isolated incident at this stage. (ANI)

Updated: Jul 17, 2018 18:23 IST

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Updated: Jul 17, 2018 16:39 IST

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Updated: Jul 17, 2018 15:44 IST

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Updated: Jul 17, 2018 14:09 IST

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Updated: Jul 17, 2018 10:53 IST

US considering direct talks with Taliban

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Updated: Jul 17, 2018 10:22 IST

Peru declares 60-day state of emergency

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Updated: Jul 17, 2018 09:09 IST

B'desh: Nearly 600 women raped in last six months

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Updated: Jul 17, 2018 07:15 IST

23 injured after lava bomb hits Hawaii tour boat

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Updated: Jul 17, 2018 07:15 IST

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Updated: Jul 17, 2018 06:45 IST

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Updated: Jul 17, 2018 06:08 IST

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Updated: Jul 17, 2018 05:49 IST

Russian woman arrested, accused of acting as agent in US

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