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Published November 29, 2010, 09:09 PM

Update: Official says hostages released from Wis. high school

MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say two dozen people have been released from a Wisconsin high school classroom where a student armed with a handgun had held them hostage.

MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say two dozen people have been released from a Wisconsin high school classroom where a student armed with a handgun had held them hostage.

The office of Emergency Management Director Eric Burmeister says all 23 students and a teacher who were taken hostage about 3 p.m. Monday were released unharmed more than five hours later.

The office didn't immediately release information about the status of the male gunman.

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