Report: Pair taken hostage in Paris suburb

Three people have been taken hostage at a post office in Colombes, a northwest suburb of Paris, according to a report in French media.

#ALERTE: Prise d'otage en cours à Colombe dans un bureau de poste. #prisedotage #Colombes http://t.co/qIjo7vyhsc pic.twitter.com/6QClljjleP

— VL. (@vlmedia_) January 16, 2015

Two people have been taken hostage at a post office in Colombes, a northwest suburb of Paris, according to a report in French media.

#BREAKING Paris post office gunman arrested, hostages freed: police

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 16, 2015

2 personnes seraient toujours retenues dans un bureau de Poste à #Colombes > http://t.co/pvwRYPsNLa pic.twitter.com/Ip5jEhpE8R

— RTL France (@RTLFrance) January 16, 2015

The gunman is armed with a Kalashnikov rifle, French RTL radio reports.

RTL adds that the gunman is known to police for small crimes.

More as we get it.

French police say hostage situation in #Paris suburb of Colombes NOT terror related.

— Richelle Harrison Plesse (@RichelleVHP) January 16, 2015