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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Tense standoff in Greece over prison hostages





ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say police are lobbing chemicals inside a central prison, trying to smoke out a convicted murderer who is holding five hostages.

Alket Rizaj, an Albanian who has escaped from prison twice already, has been locked in tense negotiations with police for nearly 18 hours.


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