AFP: Hostages detained inside a restaurant in the municipality of Issy

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AFP reported on Saturday that a restaurant owner held hostages in his restaurant in the French city of Issy-les-Moulineaux, near the capital Paris.

The owner of a restaurant in the city held a small number of employees hostage in his restaurant in Issy-les-Moulineaux - a southwestern suburb of Paris - on Saturday, according to AFP.

The Paris Fire Department explained to the Agency that "the restaurant owner is holed up in his place and is holding several employees as a hostage.

A large police force surrounded the restaurant a few dozen meters from the Paris ring road, and special forces, police and firefighters have been sent to the scene of the hostage operation.

Le Figaro reported that 3 or 4 employees are being held hostage in the restaurant, noting that "there are no visitors in the restaurant."