A police officer holds a weapon near the Charles Perrault school complex where an armed man took hostages Tuesday, July 10, 2012 in Vitry sur Seine, south of Paris. Children were initially among the hostages, but the man appears to now be holding one adult. One police official said the man was carrying a gun; others said they did not know what weapon he had. The police official said officers from the elite Raid force were on site to negotiate with the man. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
