Ukraine: Armed Man, Reportedly With Explosives, Holds 20 Hostage on Bus in Lutsk
An armed man, reportedly with weapons and explosives, has seized a passenger bus with 20 people on board in Ukraine's Lutsk, police officials said on Tuesday, July 21. Taking immediate action, cops have blocked off the city and are trying to confirm the identity of the suspect. Meanwhile, the demands of the hostage-taker are not immediately known.
Lutsk, July 21: An armed man, reportedly with weapons and explosives, has seized a passenger bus with 20 people on board in Ukraine's Lutsk, police officials said on Tuesday, July 21. Taking immediate action, cops have blocked off the city and are trying to confirm the identity of the suspect. Check Live Breaking News From Around the World.
Meanwhile, the demands of the hostage-taker are not immediately known. Ukrainian President Voldomyr Zelensky in a Facebook statement said, "Alarming news from Lutsk. In the morning, at 9:25, a citizen who informed that he had seized a bus with hostages."
Ukrainian President Voldomyr Zelensky Tweet:
"Shots were heard, bus was damaged. Currently, the police operation hostage has been introduced, and the SBU has introduced the Boomerang plan. It is done to make the situation settled without victims. Holding the progress of events under personal control," Zelensky added.
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