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02-07-2005, 02:54 PM
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Swiss special forces wait outside the Spanish consulate in Bern. Swiss police confirmed that assailants who were thought to have taken two people hostage at the Spanish consulate in Bern managed to escape before security forces arrived.(AFP/Olivier Morin)
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Three armed intruders, thought to be robbers, who had taken at least three hostages at the Spanish consulate in the Swiss capital were on the run Monday after Swiss police stormed the building, police said. 'The building is being searched and we can assume that there is no one left in the building. Apparently the hostage takers are on the run, we have not found them in the building,' a federal police spokesman told *******. (******* Graphic)
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Swiss special forces enter the Spanish consulate to end a hostage standoff in Bern, Switzerland, Monday. (AP Photo/Keystone, Juerg Mueller)
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An armed vehicle of the Swiss special forces arrives to isolate the area around the Spanish consulate in Bern, Switzerland, Monday, after it was stormed by three unidentified assailants. (AP Photo/Keystone, Edi Engeler)
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Special forces of the Berne police are getting ready to enter the Spanish consulate where three men took at least three hostages, February 7, 2005 after hitting a doorman over the head and forcing their way into the building. Police cordoned off the area around the consulate, located in an upscale neighborhood near the historic center of Berne, and stationed sharpshooters as well as an armored personnel carrier outside the building. *******/Marcus Gyger
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Special forces of the Berne police prepare to enter the Spanish consulate where three men took at least three hostages February 7, 2005 after hitting a doorman over the head and forcing their way into the building. Police cordoned off the area around the consulate, located in an upscale neighborhood near the historic center of Berne, and stationed sharpshooters as well as an armored personnel carrier outside the building of the consulate. *******/Marcus Gyger
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Special forces of the Berne police get ready to enter the Spanish consulate where three men took at least three hostages, February 7, 2005 after hitting a doorman over the head and forcing their way into the building. Police cordoned off the area around the consulate, located in an upscale neighborhood near the historic center of Berne, and stationed sharpshooters as well as an armored personnel carrier outside the building. *******/Pascal Lauener
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Special forces of the Berne police prepare to enter the Spanish consulate where three men took at least three hostages, February 7, 2005 after hitting a doorman over the head and forcing their way into the building. Police cordoned off the area around the consulate, located in an upscale neighborhood near the historic center of Berne, and stationed sharpshooters as well as an armored personnel carrier outside the building of the consulate. *******/Pascal Lauener
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Swiss special forces wait outside the Spanish consulate in Bern. Swiss police confirmed that assailants who were thought to have taken two people hostage at the Spanish consulate in Bern managed to escape before security forces arrived.(AFP/Olivier Morin)
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Three armed intruders, thought to be robbers, who had taken at least three hostages at the Spanish consulate in the Swiss capital were on the run Monday after Swiss police stormed the building, police said. 'The building is being searched and we can assume that there is no one left in the building. Apparently the hostage takers are on the run, we have not found them in the building,' a federal police spokesman told *******. (******* Graphic)
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Swiss special forces enter the Spanish consulate to end a hostage standoff in Bern, Switzerland, Monday. (AP Photo/Keystone, Juerg Mueller)
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An armed vehicle of the Swiss special forces arrives to isolate the area around the Spanish consulate in Bern, Switzerland, Monday, after it was stormed by three unidentified assailants. (AP Photo/Keystone, Edi Engeler)
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Special forces of the Berne police are getting ready to enter the Spanish consulate where three men took at least three hostages, February 7, 2005 after hitting a doorman over the head and forcing their way into the building. Police cordoned off the area around the consulate, located in an upscale neighborhood near the historic center of Berne, and stationed sharpshooters as well as an armored personnel carrier outside the building. *******/Marcus Gyger
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Special forces of the Berne police prepare to enter the Spanish consulate where three men took at least three hostages February 7, 2005 after hitting a doorman over the head and forcing their way into the building. Police cordoned off the area around the consulate, located in an upscale neighborhood near the historic center of Berne, and stationed sharpshooters as well as an armored personnel carrier outside the building of the consulate. *******/Marcus Gyger
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Special forces of the Berne police get ready to enter the Spanish consulate where three men took at least three hostages, February 7, 2005 after hitting a doorman over the head and forcing their way into the building. Police cordoned off the area around the consulate, located in an upscale neighborhood near the historic center of Berne, and stationed sharpshooters as well as an armored personnel carrier outside the building. *******/Pascal Lauener
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Special forces of the Berne police prepare to enter the Spanish consulate where three men took at least three hostages, February 7, 2005 after hitting a doorman over the head and forcing their way into the building. Police cordoned off the area around the consulate, located in an upscale neighborhood near the historic center of Berne, and stationed sharpshooters as well as an armored personnel carrier outside the building of the consulate. *******/Pascal Lauener
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