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Police rescue 2 women held hostage 31⁄2 hours at UPS facility

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An armed man entered a UPS processing facility Monday morning, took two women hostage and barricaded himself in a room with them for 3½ hours until police moved in to rescue the women in a confrontat­ion that left the suspect with gunshot wounds.

The women escaped without serious injuries while the gunman's condition remained unknown after the standoff in Logan Township, about 20 miles south of Philadelph­ia, Gloucester County Prosecutor Charles Fiore said.

The gunman wasn't identified by authoritie­s. Officials believe he had a prior relationsh­ip with one of the hostages, according to Fiore.

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