Man takes three hostages at German city hall
- 9 years ago
Originally published on August 20, 2013
An armed man who took three people hostage inside Ingolstadt old town hall in Bavaria on Monday caused a standoff that forced Chancellor Angela Merkel to cancel an election rally planned for the afternoon.
According to reports, the standoff started at around 9 a.m. when the 24-year-old man, identified as a stalker, took three people hostage inside the city hall.
Authorities evacuated the building and cordoned off the area. Emergency vehicles surrounded the building and waited outside in the Town Hall Square.
It is unclear what kind of weapon the man used to hold the hostages.
Police, in contact with the man, negotiated the release of one of the hostages, deputy mayor Sepp Misslbeck, who was freed at around 2 p.m., local media reported.
Two other people, a man and a woman, are still being held by the gunman.
According to reports, the man said he wants a decision to be reversed. It is still unclear what decision the man was talking about, but according to Mayor Alfred Lehmann, he might have been referring to the fact that he had been barred from Ingolstadt's city hall.
According to local media, police didn't find any link between Merkel's visit and the standoff.
According to Reuters, the 14th-century building in the Bavarian city is home to the mayor, some administrative posts and the tourist office.
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An armed man who took three people hostage inside Ingolstadt old town hall in Bavaria on Monday caused a standoff that forced Chancellor Angela Merkel to cancel an election rally planned for the afternoon.
According to reports, the standoff started at around 9 a.m. when the 24-year-old man, identified as a stalker, took three people hostage inside the city hall.
Authorities evacuated the building and cordoned off the area. Emergency vehicles surrounded the building and waited outside in the Town Hall Square.
It is unclear what kind of weapon the man used to hold the hostages.
Police, in contact with the man, negotiated the release of one of the hostages, deputy mayor Sepp Misslbeck, who was freed at around 2 p.m., local media reported.
Two other people, a man and a woman, are still being held by the gunman.
According to reports, the man said he wants a decision to be reversed. It is still unclear what decision the man was talking about, but according to Mayor Alfred Lehmann, he might have been referring to the fact that he had been barred from Ingolstadt's city hall.
According to local media, police didn't find any link between Merkel's visit and the standoff.
According to Reuters, the 14th-century building in the Bavarian city is home to the mayor, some administrative posts and the tourist office.
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