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Woman and child remain hostage as armed standoff moves into second day
Friday February 19, 2021
An armed man has been holding a woman and possibly a boy hostage in a home in south Brisbane for more than 19 hours.
It is not clear what weapon the man has or who is inside the house with him.(ABC News)
The stand-off began at the duplex near Banoon train station at Sunnybank about 11am on Thursday.
The armed man is understood to be related to the woman he’s holding but police won’t confirm reports he’s also holding a five-year-old boy.
The man is known to police and they have visited the home before.
Heavily armed officers in camouflage outfits were…
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