A man who held hostages in a store was arrested in Ternopil

The Ternopil City and District Court ordered a 53-year-old local resident to be held in custody without the right to bail. On November 5, he entered a retail store armed, threatened customers, and unlawfully deprived them of their liberty. 

The suspect, who was intoxicated, was apprehended by KORD special forces during a special police operation. 

Police investigators charged the suspect with unlawful deprivation of liberty, threatening or using violence against a law enforcement officer, and hooliganism involving the use of a weapon. The suspect faces up to 7 years in prison.

Source: National Police of Ukraine.

As a reminder, on November 5 in Ternopil, an armed man locked the store manager in her office. Two shots were then fired from inside the room. Law enforcement officers are conducting a special operation at the scene to apprehend the man. The police are urging citizens not to approach the scene of the incident and to stay away from it.

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