Neuilly kindergarten hostage crisis
The Neuilly kindergarten hostage crisis took place from 13–15 May 1993, when Érick Schmitt, a depressed and unemployed businessman, held a kindergarten class in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, hostage for two days. He was armed with a flare gun and strapped with explosives, and was eventually killed on 15 May during a RAID assault. There were no other casualties. The police response to the crisis was controversial due to the circumstances under which Schmitt was killed and the involvement of future French president Nicolas Sarkozy.
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