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)

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Updated: Apr 25, 2018 01:26 IST

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Updated: Apr 24, 2018 20:51 IST

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Updated: Apr 24, 2018 20:10 IST

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Updated: Apr 24, 2018 19:05 IST

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Updated: Apr 24, 2018 18:07 IST

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Updated: Apr 24, 2018 17:04 IST

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