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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

FOUND: Two people shot in hostage situation at house in kent | Mind Blowing Facts

Police at the scene of the incident in Priory Road, Dartford, on Saturday
Police at the scene of the incident in Priory Road, Dartford, on Saturday. Photograph: Joseph Draper/PA

Two people were shot at a house in Kent in what witnesses described as a “chilling” hostage situation involving a standoff with police.

The incident in Priory Road, Dartford, happened on Saturday afternoon. Kent police said a man and a woman were admitted to hospital with serious injuries consistent with gunshot wounds. They remain in a serious condition.

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