Media reports
Unknown man takes hostage in Ulm: suspect arrested
According to the media, there was a hostage-taking in Ulm. The suspect has now been arrested.
After a hostage-taking in a shop on Münsterplatz in The perpetrator was arrested in Ulm. The perpetrator left the store with his hostage on Friday evening around 8:20 p.m., a spokesman for the Ulm police told the AFP news agency. After the police used firearms, the man was arrested and the hostage remained uninjured.
The police closed parts of the central Münsterplatz in Ulm due to an operation on Friday evening. “Avoid the area as far as possible,” wrote the Presidium on the short message service X (formerly: Twitter).
Reports of hostage taking in Ulm
According to media reports, an unknown person held several people at gunpoint in a café. According to “Südwest Presse” and “Bild”, shots were fired. The operation had been running since 6:50 p.m.
A police spokesman said there was no danger to the public. In order not to hinder the police officers in their work, people should avoid the area if possible. The aim is to provide further information to the public via the short message service X, among other things, as soon as this is possible.
Initially, neither the police nor the Ministry of the Interior could be reached for detailed questions. Despite the police operation, according to a spokesman, there is no danger to the population. He initially did not provide any details about the operation on Friday evening. In order not to hinder the police officers in their work, people should avoid the area if possible.
The townhouse was evacuated. There was an event there that evening.