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Germany: Hostages freed at bank after suspect flees scene
Key takeaways
- A siege is over after at least one armed suspect intercepted a cash transport service in a western German town and took bank employees hostage.
- The incident sparked a large-scale police operation involving special forces and hundreds of officers.
- Police said the suspected perpetrator was still at large.
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A siege is over after at least one armed suspect intercepted a cash transport service in a western German town and took bank employees hostage. The suspected perpetrator remains at large.
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 in the western German town of Sinzig had ended peacefully, with no injuries.
The incident sparked a large-scale police operation involving special forces and hundreds of officers.
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