This is what they are saying on the BBC
About 40 people have been taken hostage and several others shot in the US state of New York, say reports.
Unconfirmed local media reports said a number of people have been killed during the incident.
Several people were in the buildings of the American Civic Association (ACA) in Binghamton, north of New York City, when the attacker or attackers entered.
Many have now left the building and the police are reported to have taken away two people in handcuffs.
It is not clear whether they were attackers.
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