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Armed Greek man holds three hostages in Athens clinic

ATHENS, Mar 23 (Reuters) An armed Greek man was today holding three people hostage inside a southern Athens psychiatric clinic and police were negotiating with him to try and free them, a police official said.

The man armed with two guns burst into the Kastalia clinic around 1630 hrs and was holding three staff.

''The young man's demands are not yet known,'' the official told Reuters.

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