An apparently mentally unstable man triggered a major police operation in Hamburg’s Lurup district after barricading himself in a second-floor apartment on Boberstrasse.
The man was overpowered by special forces after about two hours and taken into custody, a police spokesman said in the evening. No one was injured.
According to the information, the first emergency calls came in around 8:25 p.m. It was initially unclear whether there was a hostage situation and whether the man was armed.
Mother held hostage
According to information from “Bild” the man allegedly threatened with a Kalashnikov and grenades. It was initially unclear whether he actually had the weapons with him. The hostage was allegedly his mother.
Source: Krone
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