A hostage taking is underway in Arles.Image: Shutterstock
In France, the Arles central prison was the scene of a hostage-taking carried out by an inmate armed with a bladed weapon. He surrendered without causing any injuries.
03.01.2025, 13:1703.01.2025, 16:21
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At the end of the morning, a hostage-taking has since taken place at the central house in Arles, in the south of France.
According to the newspaper Provencean inmate had holed up in the prison infirmary with four members of the nursing staff as well as a prison guard. Victims he kept under threat of a homemade bladed weapon.
Several intervention forces, including the Raid (editor’s note: the specialized intervention unit of the national police), were deployed on site.
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The hostage taker surrendered
It was shortly before 3 p.m. that things settled down. According to information from the French press, the detainee, Irwing S., freed a first hostage. A doctor was then handed over to the authorities.
Several (long) minutes later, the detainee surrendered and the hostage-taking ended. without causing any injuriesBFM learned from the police headquarters.
Known for “significant psychiatric disorders”, the individual is 37 years old. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison for sexual offenses and was reported as radicalized in 2013.
However, the man does not present “a terrorist profile”. He said he wanted to “change prison centers” and was eligible for release in 2031. (jzs/svp/ats)
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