Four people freed as ‘hostage situation’ continues inside Minnesota bank
Updated May 06, 2021;
Posted May 06, 2021
Officers stand near an entrance to the Wells Fargo branch Thursday May 6, 2021, in south St. Cloud, Minn. following a reported hostage situation. Police in Minnesota were on the scene Thursday of a reported bank robbery with hostages. (Dave Schwarz/St. Cloud Times via AP)AP
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ST. CLOUD, Minn. A standoff between Minnesota police and an alleged hostage-taker continued into the evening Thursday despite the release of four bank employees.
Three women and a man were released from a Wells Fargo Bank branch in St. Cloud, according to authorities. The first woman ran from the bank toward members of a SWAT team with her hands up. After being searched, she was escorted to safety. Two women and a man later emerged from the bank and were led to safety.
Cheney Castaway
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Steve Sack has been the editorial cartoonist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune since 1981 and is syndicated by Cagle Cartoons, Inc.. He is the winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning.
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