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Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse

June 20th, 2012 by Alain Pitton
Alain Pitton
Toulouse, France, Europe
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Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
01/13
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Policemen at the crime scene where the hostages are kept. A shot was heard soon after the man stormed a branch of the Credit Industrial and Commercial (CIC) bank in the south west city.
Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
02/13
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Journalists and photographers are kept away from the bank where the hostages are. A shot was heard soon after the man stormed a branch of the Credit Industrial and Commercial (CIC) bank in the south west city.
Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
03/13
Caption
Journalists and photographers are kept away from the bank where the hostages are. A shot was heard soon after the man stormed a branch of the Credit Industrial and Commercial (CIC) bank in the south west city.
Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
04/13
Caption
Journalists and photographers are kept away from the bank where the hostages are. A shot was heard soon after the man stormed a branch of the Credit Industrial and Commercial (CIC) bank in the south west city.
Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
05/13
Caption
Policeman try to keep journalists and watchers away from the bank where the hostages are kept. A shot was heard soon after the man stormed a branch of the Credit Industrial and Commercial (CIC) bank in the south west city.
Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
06/13
Caption
Policeman try to keep journalists and watchers away from the bank where the hostages are kept. A shot was heard soon after the man stormed a branch of the Credit Industrial and Commercial (CIC) bank in the south west city.
Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
07/13
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A policeman studies the plan of the area. A shot was heard soon after the man stormed a branch of the Credit Industrial and Commercial (CIC) bank in the south west city.
Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
08/13
Caption
A policeman studies the plan of the area. A shot was heard soon after the man stormed a branch of the Credit Industrial and Commercial (CIC) bank in the south west city.
Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
09/13
Caption
A photographer tries to take photos of the bank. A shot was heard soon after the man stormed a branch of the Credit Industrial and Commercial (CIC) bank in the south west city.
Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
10/13
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Residents and workers look at the police on the scene. A shot was heard soon after the man stormed a branch of the Credit Industrial and Commercial (CIC) bank in the south west city.
Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
11/13
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A photographer takes images of the crime scene. A shot was heard soon after the man stormed a branch of the Credit Industrial and Commercial (CIC) bank in the south west city.
Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
12/13
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Police tell journalists to go away from the crime scene. A shot was heard soon after the man stormed a branch of the Credit Industrial and Commercial (CIC) bank in the south west city.
Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
13/13
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The sign "Societe generale" indicates the bank where four hostages are being held. A shot was heard soon after the man stormed a branch of the Credit Industrial and Commercial (CIC) bank in the south west city.
  • Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
  • Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
  • Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
  • Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
  • Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
  • Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
  • Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
  • Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
  • Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
  • Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
  • Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
  • Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
  • Four people held hostage by a gunman in French city of Toulouse
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Four people are being held hostage by man saying he is in the terrorist group Al Qaeda. The gunman is currently in the French city of Toulouse, next door to where Islamic terrorist Mohammed Merah was killed.

Around 10 this morning a 30 year old man took four hostages in a bank (Société Générale) in a busy street of downtown Toulouse. The police declares they know nothing about the man except that he claimed he is a member of Al Qaida. People in the neighbourhood are worried: 500 meters from there, Mohammed Merah was killed on the 22nd of March after a tense stand up with the police.

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