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A teenager released four women after holding them hostage in a newsagent’s store in Toulouse, southwestern France, on Tuesday, a police source said.
The 17-year-old, who was arrested at a yellow vest protest in December, had made no demands before releasing the women, the source said.

He fired at least one shot over the heads of police and had demanded a negotiator, the source said, adding that the incident did not appear to be terrorism-related.
The gunman had not yet surrendered to authorities.
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The police set up a 300-metre security cordon around the store in the city’s Blagnac suburb and told neighbours to stay indoors. A police helicopter circled overhead.
The man seized the hostages at 4.20pm on Tuesday, according to a national police spokeswoman.
“It’s worrying. It all happened so quickly,” said neighbour Robert Texier, who expressed surprise at the incident in what he described as a quiet neighbourhood on the banks of the Garonne River.
He said the store has been run for decades by a woman and her daughter who live in the adjacent building.
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The suspect, who had previously been arrested at yellow vest protest, fired into the air and demanded to speak with a negotiator
Police locked down neighbourhood, evacuating some buildings and ordering other residents to stay inside


The suspect, who had previously been arrested at yellow vest protest, fired into the air and demanded to speak with a negotiator.


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Teenage gunman releases four women after holding them hostage in store in southern France

The suspect, who had previously been arrested at yellow vest protest, fired into the air and demanded to speak with a negotiator Police locked down neighbourhood, evacuating some buildings and ordering other residents to stay inside

The suspect, who had previously been arrested at yellow vest protest, fired into the air and demanded to speak with a negotiator

Police locked down neighbourhood, evacuating some buildings and ordering other residents to stay inside