Near Paris, in the city of Domont (department of Val-d'Oise), an armed director of a local enterprise took his wife hostage. This was announced by the BFM TV channel. According to some reports, the man could have taken several hostages. The gendarmerie unit, according to media reports, found two wounded near the building.
The TV channel reports that two of the wounded received medical assistance. Police officers are negotiating with the attacker.
It is noted that the gendarmerie is considering a version of the domestic conflict. The prosecutor's office has already launched an investigation, but did not specify its nature.
At the end of November in St. Petersburg there was an incident with the taking of children hostage. A local resident went to the police and complained that her husband had kicked her out of the apartment, locked himself there and was holding six minors. Later, law enforcement officers detained Denis Beltyukov, the children were sent to the hospital. The police special forces spent two hours preparing to storm the apartment, but in the end the special operation was canceled.
The administration of the Kolpinsky district said that the man was registered with a psychiatrist. Two weeks earlier, a scandal had already occurred in the family, after which the man was taken to a medical facility and prescribed drugs. The department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region added that the man is not registered with the police.
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