Suspected hostage situation at bank in western Germany

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8 May 2026 • 6:19 PM MYT

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Image from: Suspected hostage situation at bank in western Germany — The word "Polizei" (police) is seen on the hood of a car, photographed during a traffic stop on Berliner Strasse. (zu dpa: «Suspected hostage situation at bank in western Germany») Soeren Stache/dpa

German police have deployed to tackle a suspected hostage situation at a bank in western Germany.

Police said on Friday that a large number of officers were at the scene in the town of Sinzig in the Ahrweiler district, after receiving an emergency call at 9 am (0700 GMT).

The town is located between Bonn and Koblenz in the western German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.