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Disabled invader gave police robot
On 24 December. Wytheville, Va., USA
Wheelchair seized hostages in the day at the post office, went outside to surrender. The first contact with him came a police robot ...
© AP Photo / Steve Helber
More than nine-hour history of hostage-taking in the building of a post office in the US city Uitvil (Virginia) finished well release the hostages and arrest the intruder, according to the website of TV channel Fox News.
All this time the authorities were negotiating with the invader, who did not put forward any demands, unless a request to bring him a pizza. Nearly nine hours after the hostage-taking and regular police offer to surrender the building with their hands out three people, with them went a man in a wheelchair.
As previously anticipated, the hostages seized is wheelchair. He was detained and taken to the police station.
The attacker took hostages, among whom were three postal employees and two customers, the environment around 14.30 (22.30 MSK).
According to the site were on special forces, on the chest of the offender was fixed about five pounds (over two kilograms) of explosives, suspected of plastic. The entire population of the surrounding areas were evacuated.
When the initial attempt to capture the shots were heard, however, evidence that someone has suffered - were reported.
According to relatives of hostages, all this time they were able to communicate with them by phone.
City Uitvil located in southwest Virginia, it is home to about 30 thousand people.
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Wheelchair seized hostages in the day at the post office, went outside to surrender. The first contact with him came a police robot ...
© AP Photo / Steve Helber
More than nine-hour history of hostage-taking in the building of a post office in the US city Uitvil (Virginia) finished well release the hostages and arrest the intruder, according to the website of TV channel Fox News.
All this time the authorities were negotiating with the invader, who did not put forward any demands, unless a request to bring him a pizza. Nearly nine hours after the hostage-taking and regular police offer to surrender the building with their hands out three people, with them went a man in a wheelchair.
As previously anticipated, the hostages seized is wheelchair. He was detained and taken to the police station.
The attacker took hostages, among whom were three postal employees and two customers, the environment around 14.30 (22.30 MSK).
According to the site were on special forces, on the chest of the offender was fixed about five pounds (over two kilograms) of explosives, suspected of plastic. The entire population of the surrounding areas were evacuated.
When the initial attempt to capture the shots were heard, however, evidence that someone has suffered - were reported.
According to relatives of hostages, all this time they were able to communicate with them by phone.
City Uitvil located in southwest Virginia, it is home to about 30 thousand people.
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