Heavily armed police officers were called in after a man took people hostage on a bus in the city of Lutsk in Western Ukraine. Gunfire was reported on site.
The perpetrator is armed and has explosives, local media reported, citing police.
The officers have cordoned off the area in the city’s center, and negotiations with the perpetrator are underway.
⚡️ Новые кадры с места захвата заложников в центре Луцка на западе Украины.
Полиция подтверждает, что это не учения. В районе места ЧП слышна стрельба.
По предварительным данным, в заложниках у неизвестного 20 человек. Никаких требований он пока не выдвигал pic.twitter.com/esBCCd9WD4
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