French police arrested a man who was holding four people hostage in a restaurant on the outskirts of Paris and freed them without any injuries.
Quick action by a special unit put an end to the incident just three hours after it began around 12:55 local time (11:55 GMT).
The man, armed with a knife and threatening to commit suicide, He barricaded himself in a restaurant in the town of Issy THE Moulineauxneighboring Paris.
The man, who would be the son of the owner of the restaurant, had a history of drug use and related violent acts, according to a police source told French public television.
The same police source added that The man called his mother this morning to tell her he needed cocaine.
The authorities had closed the street and moved a significant police force, including a special intervention unit, and ambulances.
The man who threatened to commit suicide was holding four hostages in a restaurant.
The police sent a negotiator to convince him to desist.
(With information from EFE)
