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Germany: Hostages freed at bank after suspects flee scene
Key takeaways
- A siege is over after armed suspects took bank employees hostage after intercepting a cash transport in Germany.
- Suspects were no longer at the scene when special forces searched the building, officers said, with two hostages locked in a vault room who were freed unharmed.
- Among the hostages is the driver of a cash transport vehicle.
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A siege is over after armed suspects took bank employees hostage after intercepting a cash transport in Germany. Police sealed off the area, but the suspects were not found after having fled the scene.
https://p.dw.com/p/5DTKw Police have sealed off the area and said there was no danger to people outside Image: Thomas Frey/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement Police on Friday said a hostage situation was over at a bank in the western German town of Sinzig, with no injuries.
Suspects were no longer at the scene when special forces searched the building, officers said, with two hostages locked in a vault room who were freed unharmed.
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