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Hostage situation as armed man is threatening to blow up a bus in Lutsk. Shots fired, police on the scene liveuamap.com/en/2020/21-jul… #Ukraine

According to witnesses shots sounded like assault rifle (AK)

https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1285479361471303680

There are about 20 hostages in this bus, also attacker claims there is another bus with hostages in the city

https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1285479361471303680

Lutsk attacker has a Twitter account and published video on Youtube urging people "do not trust the system" liveuamap.com/en/2020/21-jul…

Has manifest on his Twitter, believes today is "anti-system day", says his death wont stop the "truth from 24".
Name on Twitter Maxim Plohoy(if literally Maxim Bad), description on twitter "Author of the book Philosophy of Criminal."

https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1285490869471195136

Anarchist-like manifesto

https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1285490869471195136

More shots fired at scene in Lutsk (video with sound) liveuamap.com/en/2020/21-jul… #Ukraine

Police deployed armored vehicle on the scene in Lutsk liveuamap.com/en/2020/21-jul… #Ukraine

Snipers were deployed on the roofs (there are already videos and images)

https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1285496108387631104

Lutsk attacker demanding hostages to call their relatives and contact as many journalists as possible to share his demands liveuamap.com/en/2020/21-jul… via @den_kazansky #Ukraine

Minister of Interior Affairs Avakov and advisor to President Zelensky Kyrylo Tymoshenko are on the site of hostage situation in Lutsk liveuamap.com/en/2020/21-jul… #Ukraine facebook.com/news24ukraine/…

Twitter and Youtube blocked accounts of Lutsk attacker liveuamap.com/en/2020/21-jul… via @UKRINFORM #Ukraine

Video showing moment when attacker boarded the bus t.me/chanel24/12783

Light explosion near hijacked bus in Lutsk (like firecracker) liveuamap.com/en/2020/21-jul… #Ukraine

Lutsk: Policeman hand over some packages to the hijacked bus, earlier attacker refused to allow water and food to hostages liveuamap.com/en/2020/21-jul… #Ukraine

Bus hijacker in Lutsk made a warning shot when policeman attempted to contact him second time(after hand over of water) liveuamap.com/en/2020/21-jul… #Ukraine

Policeman is the first deputy head of National Police of Ukraine Evheny Koval

https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1285611924659621888

Lutsk bus hijacker in a phone call with NTA TV journalists said that there is one injured in the bus liveuamap.com/en/2020/21-jul… #Ukraine

Lutsk: 3 hostages were released liveuamap.com/en/2020/21-jul… via @AvakovArsen #Ukraine

Deputy head of office of President Tymoshenko: Zelensky had a phone call with attacker and agreed on release of 3 hostages liveuamap.com/en/2020/21-jul… #Ukraine