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Hostage Situation in Alliance…

ALLIANCE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an officer has been shot and a man is holding police at bay inside a store in the Nebraska Panhandle city of Alliance.

Local Media reports the standoff at Thiele Pharmacy & Gifts began around 8:50 a.m. Tuesday.

The officer was shot in an arm and was taken to Box Butte General Hospital. No other shots have been reported, but the downtown business district has been blocked off.

The name of the officer and other details about the shooting and standoff haven’t been released. A police dispatcher told The Associated Press that more information isn’t available yet.

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