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: Dec 13, 2018 05:05 IST

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Updated: Dec 13, 2018 04:43 IST

Theresa May survives no-confidence vote

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Updated: Dec 13, 2018 02:34 IST

Ex-Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen gets 3-yr jail term

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Updated: Dec 12, 2018 23:22 IST

Myanmar a focus of India's foreign policies: President Kovind

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Updated: Dec 12, 2018 20:26 IST

CPEC brings no development in Balochistan

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Updated: Dec 12, 2018 19:15 IST

BNP-ISI conspiracies exposed in Bangladesh

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Updated: Dec 12, 2018 19:03 IST

Strasbourg shooting: French police hunt for gunman

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Updated: Dec 12, 2018 18:49 IST

More Than 4 Million People Displaced by Conflict in South Sudan: UNICEF

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Updated: Dec 12, 2018 18:49 IST

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Updated: Dec 12, 2018 16:02 IST

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Updated: Dec 12, 2018 15:30 IST

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