In France in the city of Le Havre special forces detained a man suspected of taking hostages in the Bank, reports “Interfax”. He put forward strange requirements and, in particular, wanted to secure the release “of Palestinian children, unjustly detained in Israel”

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On the completion of a police RAID and the release of the last hostage the Minister of internal Affairs of France Gerald Darmanin. “Le Havre: the hostage was detained. Hostages are released, they’re unharmed. I thank the fighters of the RAID (special forces service. – Approx. “Interfax”) for their composure and professionalism, as well as all mobilized under the leadership of the prefect of police (the Department of) Seine-Maritime, security forces and rescue” – wrote in the night of Friday in the microblog Twitter, the head of the interior Ministry

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In France in the city of Le Havre special forces detained a man suspected of taking hostages in the Bank, reports “Interfax”. He put forward strange requirements and, in particular, wanted to secure the release “of Palestinian children, unjustly detained in Israel.”

On the completion of a police RAID and the release of the last hostage the Minister of internal Affairs of France Gerald Darmanin. “Le Havre: the hostage was detained. Hostages are released, they’re unharmed. I thank the fighters of the RAID (special forces service. – Approx. “Interfax”) for their composure and professionalism, as well as all mobilized under the leadership of the prefect of police (the Department of) Seine-Maritime, security forces and rescue” – wrote in the night of Friday in the microblog Twitter, the head of the interior Ministry.

The mayor of Le Havre, the former Prime Minister of France Edouard Philippe also said on Twitter about the successful end of the operation, declaring “pride and gratitude” the forces of order. He addressed greetings and appreciation to the national police and special forces that “once again has done a wonderful job in the service of our fellow citizens”.

Earlier it was reported that armed with a gun 34-year-old man known to law enforcement agencies in their mental imbalance and a number of criminal acts, took six hostages in the office of one of banks of Le Havre.

The demands of the perpetrator, noted the media, was unconvincing. In particular, he demanded “the release of Palestinian children, unjustly held in detention in Israel” and that Palestinians under 40 years of age can be admitted to the temple mount.

Negotiators and special forces in a few hours tried to persuade the offender to release the hostages. The invader released them one by one. In the end, the negotiators managed to persuade the attacker to surrender.

Law enforcement officers believe that the hostage takers wanted to become famous.