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Man takes hostages in Paris suburb after killing policeman: police sources

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A man has taken the wife and son of a policeman hostage in the Paris suburbs after stabbing the officer to death, police sources said late Monday.

The man was holed up with the hostages in the policeman's home in Magnanville, northwest of the French capital. Elite police were at the scene.

The attacker stabbed the officer repeatedly outside the property as he returned home around 9pm (1900 GMT), sources said.

A man has taken the wife and son of a policeman hostage in the Paris suburbs after stabbing the officer to death, police sources said late Monday.

The man was holed up with the hostages in the policeman’s home in Magnanville, northwest of the French capital. Elite police were at the scene.

The attacker stabbed the officer repeatedly outside the property as he returned home around 9pm (1900 GMT), sources said.

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