Fox News: Hostage Situation in Roubaix in Northern France, Several Injured

Several people wounded and hostages taken in service station shootout between police and two Kalashnikov-wielding 'robbers' in French town of Roubaix near Belgian border (The Daily Mail)

Several people have been wounded and hostages taken in a shootout between police and two Kalashnikov-wielding 'robbers' in a French town close to the Belgian border.

The incident began in Roubaix, a town which is about an hour west of Brussels, at around 7pm this evening. It has been reported that the ongoing hostage situation is linked to an attempted robbery.

The area close to a service station has been cordoned off by police, and 'regular gunfire can be heard,' according to a near neighbor.