"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."
"Among the hostages is the driver of a cash transport vehicle. A man had approached the employee outside the bank at about 9 a.m. local time (0700 GMT/UTC), threatened him, and forced him inside, with both believed to be in the vault area, according to media reports. Authorities sealed off the entire downtown area and called in special forces."
"Police said they were being very cautious with information, in part because "someone could possibly be listening in." Jurgen Fachinger, a police spokesman in the nearby city of Koblenz, had said earlier that there were no indications of dead or injured parties. He did not say whether police or other authorities had made contact with the hostage takers. According to the police, no customers were among the hostages."
A hostage situation at a bank in Sinzig, western Germany ended on Friday with no injuries. Suspects were no longer at the scene when special forces searched the building. Two hostages were found locked in a vault room and were freed unharmed. Among the hostages was the driver of a cash transport vehicle. Around 9 a.m. local time, a man approached a bank employee outside the bank, threatened him, and forced him inside. Both were believed to be in the vault area. Authorities sealed off the downtown area and used special forces. Police provided limited information, saying they were being cautious because someone could be listening in. No customers were among the hostages.
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