A man is holed up in a restaurant in Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine). Several people are held hostage. Firefighters, police and BIS are on site.
A hostage situation is underway in a restaurant in Issy-les-Moulineaux, in Hauts-de-Seine, firefighters learned from AFP. The police and the BSPP (Paris Fire Brigade) are on site this Saturday, November 16 at midday. The mediator from the Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) is on site. Gas was cut off in the neighborhood by GRDF.
This would be the Olivier restaurant, which is a pizzeria. A man, identified as the son of the owner of the establishment, has been holding three or four employees since 1 p.m. The author is known to the courts for drug use. No customers were on site. We do not yet know the demands of the madman, who threatens to commit suicide. He would be armed with a knife. Witnesses on site were able to see that the iron curtain of the restaurant was closed, even though it was supposed to be open to customers.
On Residents are asked to avoid the area. The intervention of the police is underway. Other police officers are expected on site to extend the security perimeter. The restaurant is located a few meters from the Porte de Versailles metro and tram station (line 12t T3A), which is particularly busy, close to the Exhibition Center.
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