Man frees hostage held for hours at Brazil hotel

By Washington Examiner

Published September 29, 2014 8:10pm ET

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Man frees hostage held for hours at Brazil hotel — An unidentified man holding what appears to be a gun, parades a handcuffed hostage wearing what appears to be an explosive vest, on the 13th floor balcony of the Saint Peter Hotel, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. Firefighters and police have cordoned off the area and about 300 guests and other employees left the hotel, some reportedly told to leave by the same man carrying out the attack. Police didn't confirm whether there were actually explosives in the garment. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) | Eraldo Peres

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian hotel was evacuated in the capital of Brasilia on Monday after a man took hostage an employee who was held for hours before he was safely released to police.

Firefighters and police cordoned off the area and about 300 guests and other employees left the hotel — some reportedly told to leave by the man who took the employee hostage.

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