Ukrainian police free all remaining hostages trapped on bus in western Ukraine

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Members of a Ukrainian special forces unit drive an armoured personnel carrier near a seized passenger bus during a hostage rescue operation in the city of Lutsk, Ukraine July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Pavlo Palamarchuk

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian police have secured the release of all the remaining hostages who were seized on a bus in western Ukraine on Tuesday, and detained the hostage taker, police said in a statement.

“The hostages have been released,” the statement said. “A man who took hostages in Lutsk today and held them on a bus has been detained.”