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1. Two prison guards are taken as hostages at a prison in Condé-sur-Sarthe, France. One of the hostages is reported injured.
   2021-10-05 15:06:34 (First version)
2. Two prison guards are taken as hostages at a prison in Condé-sur-Sarthe, France. One of the hostages is injured. The hostage-taker later surrended.
   2021-10-05 17:06:30 (Update)
3. Two prison guards are taken as hostages at a prison in Condé-sur-Sarthe, Normandy, France. One of the hostages is injured. The hostage-taker later surrenders.
   2021-10-06 13:06:35 (Update)
4. Two prison guards are taken hostage at a prison in Condé-sur-Sarthe, Normandy, France. One of the hostages is injured. The hostage-taker later surrenders.
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