A hostage taking is underway at a Volskbank department within the city of Sinzig in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany in keeping with the nationwide media Bild. There could be “a number of hostage takers and hostages contained in the financial institution” and the “driver of an armored van” could be among the many hostages, Koblenz police stated in a press launch consulted by AFP.
Police operation
In response to Bildan worker allegedly bought out of an armored van in entrance of the financial institution within the morning earlier than being intercepted and threatened by a person. “The hostage taker and the worker are presently contained in the vault,” provides the German media.
A big police pressure would have been deployed on website and a safety perimeter would have been established within the metropolis heart. Pictures revealed by the newspaper present helmeted law enforcement officials, sporting bulletproof vests, and armed with automated rifles.
Residents outdoors this space are out of hazard, in keeping with at the police station.
