Efforts to end Alabama hostage situation shrouded in secrecy
MIDLAND CITY, Alabama (Reuters) – Efforts to free a 5-year-old boy from a gunman in an underground bunker, where the man took him after killing the boy’s school bus driver, were shrouded in secrecy on Saturday as the standoff in rural Alabama dragged into a fifth straight day. Police sources said the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team was leading negotiations aimed at securing the boy’s safe release. But FBI officials have declined to comment, referring calls to local authorities who have been extremely tight-lipped, providing few official updates on the situation. . . .
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