Teenager armed with swords frees French nursery hostage
Four pre-school children and their teacher have been freed by French police after being held hostage for four hours by a sword-wielding teenager.
Elite officers negotiated the safe release of the youngsters from the Charles Fourier nursery in Besancon, eastern France, and the 17-year-old hostage-taker is in custody.
The 17-year-old originally took 20 children hostage at the Charles Fourier pre-school in Besancon, eastern France, shortly after it opened this morning.
He later released 14 of the children, aged between four and six years old.
Elite police then moved into the building and negotiated the release by telephone to free the remaining four children who were being held along with their teaching assistant.
According to French news reports the teenage boy has a "personality disorder" and that contact has been made with his doctor.
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Lucretia_Gross
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There can be only one.
- 2 years ago
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Lucretia_Gross
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jeffreyak
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Re right this stupid headline. Did a non English speaking individual write this awful thing or what?
- 2 years ago
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jeffreyak
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richjm
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I read this misleading headline and thought I'd come across the coolest news story of 2010. Alas, it was not to be.
- 2 years ago
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richjm
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floydyboy
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richjm:
I thought the same thing!
- 2 years ago
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floydyboy
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JamesAnthonyBuckler
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richjm:
Me too..I was envisioning some teenager with a sword taking out a hostage taker...All samurai style.." You hold children hostage? You have no honor." ..then a head rolling.....DAMMIT guys I can forgive typos in the article, but for F**k's sake atleast proof-read the headline...
- 2 years ago
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JamesAnthonyBuckler
