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Standoff resolved at hotel hosting National Association of Black Journalists conference

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stand1MINNEAPOLIS –  Minneapolis police were in a standoff with a man who holed up in a downtown hotel where the National Association of Black Journalists conference is being held.

Police spokesman John Elder told the Associated Press the man was holed up in a room Thursday afternoon.

The NABJ later tweeted that the situation was over and that floor of the hotel had been reopened.

No other details were released.

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