Hostages in northern French town safe, no link to Paris attacks


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  • Wednesday, 25 Nov 2015

Police take up position near the scene of a shootout in Roubaix, northern France, November 24, 2015. Local authorities said the situation was not related to recent deadly attacks in Paris. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

ROUBAIX, France (Reuters) - A hostage situation in the northern French town of Roubaix was apparently not linked to the Paris attacks earlier this month and has ended with the hostages now safe, officials said on Tuesday.

Local authorities said the hostages were now in a "secure place".

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