Publish Date: 27 January 2021 - 23:16

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – US police said that a hostage-taking incident in the US state of Texas ended with death of two people.

Two people were found dead in a medical office in Austin, Texas, late Tuesday after a hostage standoff that lasted more than five hours, New York Times reported.

According to the daily, the incident took place in a doctor's office and lasted for 5 hours.

Texas State Police said that special police forces found the bodies of two people inside the building.

No further details have been released about the incident.

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