Ten people are reportedly being held hostage at a store just outside of Paris.
According to reports, it is believed that two or three gunmen may be involved.
Police confirmed that gunmen held up the clothing store, with at least 10 people inside.
UPDATE:
It has been reported that two or three armed men broke into the store at around 6.30am according to a police source who spoke to Le Parisien newspaper.
“Around 6.30am, two or three armed criminals went into the Primark store for what we think was initially an attempt at armed robbery,” the source stated.
Gunmen are reportedly holding up a Primark store near Paris with 10 people inside http://t.co/WcHsTwkBPG https://t.co/goASb8xTlE
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Special forces were dispatched to the scene.
The incident is said to have occurred at Villeneuve-la-Garenne to the northwest of the French capital Paris.
Update – Le Monde reports three armed men are on the run following robbery at a Primark store at Villeneuve-la-Garenne near #Paris
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UPDATE:
AFP: 18 people evacuated by special forces after gunmen hold up Primark store near Paris http://t.co/qPtyeVkN6k pic.twitter.com/DJijHR8jJa
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#BREAKING French special forces evacuate 18 people from mall after gunmen attack: police
— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) July 13, 2015
