Montpellier robber surrenders

The armed robber who took hostages in a jewelry shop in Montpellier has surrendered to the police, RIA Novosti refers to French mass media.

The criminal took two women aged about 40 hostage – the jeweler’s wife and a shop assistant. Both of them are safe now – the robber has let them off.

The robbery was not connected with the terrorist acts committed by Islamists in Paris on Wednesday-Friday, Montpellier prosecutor Christophe Barret said.

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