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German police ended a hostage situation in Ulm

A person was held hostage in the southern German city of Ulm but was later rescued unharmed.

Police said that at about 6:45 local time an armed man took a person hostage in a Starbucks coffee shop in the city centre.

A short time later, the suspect left the building with the hostage and attempted to flee, but police opened fire and apprehended the attacker and the hostage was not harmed.

“At 8:20 p.m. the male and armed perpetrator left the building with a hostage and fled,” Ulm police said in a statement.

The area around the square and the city’s main landmark, the Ulm Minster Church, were subsequently sealed off.

The motives of the attacker have not yet been clarified.

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