THE MIRROR, 2 DEC 2016 – A gunman has taken seven people hostage in Paris after storming a travel agents forcing armed cops to swarm the area and order terrified members of the public to keep clear.
Emergency services raced to the scene and immediately cordoned off the area as news of the incident broke.
Heavily-armed officers were seen close to the area – with Paris on high alert from terror attacks.
Early indications suggest this is a robbery gone wrong, with cops tweeting out: “Boulevard Massena Intervention under way for an armed robbery, motorists bypass the area”.
At the moment, it is thought there is just one man with a handgun holding all seven people hostage – although this is yet to be confirmed by police.
Negotiators are currently on the scene as authorities attempt to end the siege without bloodshed.
Officers are calling for members of the public to avoid the area – which is to the south of the French capital
France is still on high alert having suffered a number of devastating terror attacks in the past two years.
In January 2015, a pair of Jihadi murderers burst into the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and slaughtered several of the staff before going on the run.

Police have warned members of the public to keep away

AN ARMED man has taken seven people hostage in France’s capital.

Daily Star, Dec. 2, 2016 – Police have cordoned off an area around a travel agency where the victims are being kept, according to reports.
Negotiators are on the scene on Massena boulevard, south of the French capital.
Police have warned people to stay away from the area.
The man is believed to be an armed robber with a handgun.
It comes as the city is on high alert over terrorism fears.
Tourist hotspot Disneyland was on lockdown over fears ISIS may stage an assault.

The man is believed to be an armed robber with a handgun