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16h02. The four hostages have just been released and the madman has been arrested. There are no injuries to report. The police will now carry out investigations in the restaurant. An investigation was opened by the Nanterre public prosecutor's office and the suspect will be placed in police custody.
14h54. The police headquarters invites residents in X to avoid the area where the police intervention is taking place. The suspect, armed with a knife, announced his intention to commit suicide.
14h05. A man armed with a knife has been holed up in a restaurant in Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine) since 12:30 p.m. and is holding several employees hostage. Four people were being held by force, according to initial information. The police are on site and a large security perimeter has been installed.
The events took place in the pizzeria “L’Olivier” located on rue Ernest-Renan. Police officers from the police headquarters’ intervention research brigade (BRI-PP) are on site, including a negotiator. According to our information, the perpetrator is the son of the restaurant owner. The suspect is known to be a drug addict. He is well known to the police, again according to our information. “He reportedly said he was craving cocaine”according to a source close to the matter.
It was first the firefighters who intervened at the restaurant to take care of the suspect, after a call from one of his relatives. The man then lowered the iron curtain and took the few employees who were present on site hostage. The police were then alerted.
