Police forces have been deployed to the site of a hostage situation in a bank in Moscow.

Iran Press/Europe: Six people are reportedly being held captive at a bank at the moment, Sputnik reported.

Reports in the Russian media also say that the assailant is threatening to detonate an explosive device. Meanwhile, police are responding to the situation.  

Russian law enforcement officers are currently negotiating with a perpetrator who took hostages at a bank located at the center of Moscow.

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