The Sablé-sur-Sarthe hostage crisis began on March 9,2006, when a 33 year old high school teacher in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, Sarthe, France, took 23 people, most of them students, hostage with a handgun.
The Sablé-sur-Sarthe hostage crisis began at 2:30 PM on March 9,2006. A 33 year old former high school teacher in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, Sarthe, France, took 23 people, most of them students aged 16-18, hostage with a handgun.