A deranged gunman who took six people, hostage, in a bank in northern France on Thursday was captured by the police forces in France after a six-hour operation to free his captives.
The gunman, who is a 34-year-old with a history of mental illness, emerged slowly from the building with his hands turned palms-up, before officers with their weapons raised moved in and handcuffed him.
"All the hostages were unharmed and have been freed, though in shock," said Denis Jacob of the Alternative police trade union.
Bomb squad officers acted after the man told officers there were explosives in a bag. He had been armed with a handgun, a national police representative told Reuters.
The man initially took six people hostage. Five were subsequently released and the sixth taken to safety after the man was arrested, according to Jacob.
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