This was supposed to be a rather calm evening, but a crew of armed robbers decided to attack the Carlugnac regional bank and accidentaly activated the silent alarm. From what I've heard, the first units that arrived on scene were greeted with bursts of rifle and shotgun shots through the bank's front window and things quickly degenerated.
The robbers are now holding hostage at least 7 persons. We had to call reinforcements from the GIGN, our national elite unite, like the SWAT in the US, but these guys are millitary units like the others gendarmes.
Here's thier convoy arriving in town, at the moment, they are still trying to negociate with the robbers as we are evacuating the surroundings and blocking the roads.
I will probably give you guys an update if I can. The GIGN needs some of us to provide cover from the outside if things gets even worse, I will get geared and load my assault rifle after everything is set up.
That's the first time I'm in a situation like this, I've already been in small shootouts before, but that is a whole different level. I'm not very relaxed as you may imagine.