Armed police on duty in the “taking of hostages” in a German pharmacy
A hostage situation locked down a German town today with an arrest.
Armed officers were mobilized to a pharmacy building in the city of Karlsruhe.
German police said on Friday they arrested a male suspect after a special unit raided a pharmacy.
Several people were “held hostage for hours”.
A series of explosions were heard as officers in tactical gear entered the downtown pharmacy at around 4:30 p.m., having first arrived on the scene
“At 9:10 p.m., a special unit entered the pharmacy; a male suspect was arrested,” said the Karlsruhe police on Twitter.
Officers detained a man they took from the pharmacy, covered his head with a blanket and loaded him into a car.
The building was searched and there appeared to be no injuries, they said.
The danger level was “unclear”, said the troops first on Twitter.
People were believed to be held hostage and a “ransom” demanded.
Police officers armed with guns could be seen outside the building while police tape blocked the street.
The hostage situation follows Thursday’s deadly killing spree in a Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in Hamburg.
Eight people died as a resultincluding the attacker.
The victims were four men, two women and an unborn baby still in the womb.
Police rushed to the scene at 9 p.m. amid unconfirmed reports of shooters on the run.
The Hamburg city administration said the shooting took place in the Groß Borstel district.
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