United States, Tennessee, a man, 23, broke into the southwest
Virginia town of wytheville a post office, taking several hostages.
Local police said the man was wheelchair access to post offices,
known not only to carry weapons and there was a bomb strapped to
his belt. After the incident, police and bomb disposal experts
rushed to the scene and sealed off near a post office downtown.
Through the efforts of negotiators, at least three hostages
kidnapped eight hours post-Enron rescued, man was arrested by the
police so that all local residents are relieved. It has been
revealed that the assailant
Downtown five people were held hostage
The Associated Press reported that Tennessee men's Woluntaile 23
pm the center of town into a post office, taking, including three
post office employees and two customers, including five
hostages.
"Wytheville Enterprise" newspaper quoted the words of the local
police reports, Taylor was a wheelchair into the post office, chest
strapped with explosives and carry weapons. Another report said
that Taylor a leg disability, installation of artificial limbs.
However, according to the mayor wytheville Trent Teke Lu's
statement that it is the man to push a wheelchair strapped with
explosives into the post office and then heard gunshots.
In the standoff with the police within hours of Taylor to the
police claimed that he himself has a military background, there are
military explosives strapped to his belt. The police said Taylor
was carrying explosives, weighing about two kilograms.
After the incident, Virginia, special police, bomb disposal
experts and firefighters rushed to the scene and sealed off three
blocks around, a small town main streets are the police patrol.
Taylor talks with the negotiators to try to rescue the
hostages.
"Police officers evacuated nearby," a post office opposite the
shop owner Susan Holman said, "police said the robbers was carrying
explosives, enough to destroy entire neighborhoods."
The ABC store employees across the road, said after the
hijacking incident, the police requested the immediate closure of
the front shop requires all store staff from side-windows to "win
window" withdrawal.
AP reporter Zhu Yidao, time of the incident, a post office near
the busy street crowded with pre-Christmas purchases of consumers,
all the shops in a busy scene of faction.
8-hour confrontation between the hijackers surrendered
to
After negotiation expert efforts, wow gold Taylor
eventually surrendered to the police, three hostages were rescued
after being abducted eight hours, no one was
injured.
The family said the two hostages, their relatives were abducted
allowed to use mobile phones during the conversation with
them.
According to Deutsche Presse-Agentur argument during the two
post office employees had been hijacked while Taylor prepared in
advance to escape.
Virginia State Police confirmed that 23, 23 am local time,
Taylor's wheelchair-bound, with the hostages out of the post
office, was immediately arrested. Police have found in possession
of weapons and Taylor, but also sent a sniffer robots, but did not
find the explosives found in Taylor.
Hostage-taking in order to block the pizza
A spokesman for regulators in accordance with United States
Postal Service saying Taylor leg disability hostage-taking
only in order to ask for a pizza, in addition, he has not made any
requests.
According to his request, the police at the post office placed
in front of the food and drink.
Michael Conroy Associated Press quoted the words of police
reports, Taylor's now being questioned. "Event We are pleased that
a peaceful settlement," Conroy said, "This is what we want the best
outcome."
Verification by the police, Taylor came from Sullivan County,
Tennessee. Local media quoted police sources the source reported
that Taylor had a criminal record.
Argument according to Conroy, the current is not clear Taylor
hostage-taking motivation. He said police at this stage is on the
post office where the buildings and to search Taylor's truck.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported that Taylor's car is believed to
release a grenade.
Wytheville town is located in Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains,
only about 8500 people.
