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Reports: Armed man holds staff hostage at Istanbul hospital

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Turkish media reports say an armed man is holding a number of doctors and other staff hostage at a hospital in Istanbul.

The Hurriyet newspaper says the gunman is believed to be a patient at the psychiatric unit of Istanbul's Cerrahpasa hospital. It says police have been dispatched to the scene.

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First Published: Feb 01 2017 | 5:23 PM IST

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