Hostage Situation in French Bank in Romilly-sur-Seine
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March 11, 2025 22:00
romilly-sur-seine, france - A hostage situation unfolds in a bank in Romilly-sur-Seine, France with a knife-wielding perpetrator. Police on scene. One hostage released.
Hostage Situation Unfolds in French Bank
A hostage situation is ongoing in a bank in Romilly-sur-Seine, France, with a perpetrator threatening two bank employees with a knife.
Situation Details
- Perpetrator entered bank branch of LCL bank at 6:00 pm
- Threatened three bank employees, releasing one and keeping two as hostages
- Police and French police anti-terrorism unit negotiating with the perpetrator
Police Intervention
At around 6:30 pm, panic ensued as shots were heard, later found to be police firing at a car that breached a roadblock, unrelated to the hostage situation.