German police state that they are present at a pharmacy in the city of Karlsruhe where several hostages are said to have been taken, Reuters reports. The police were notified of the hostage situation at approximately half past five this afternoon. According to the newspaper Stuttgarter Zeitung, there is said to be one perpetrator who has taken two hostages. The hostage-taker must have put forward a demand for ransom. It must be a single-digit million amount in euros. According to the newspaper, the hostage-taker must be armed. Residents have said they heard gunshots. This has not been confirmed by the police. A large police presence has surrounded the pharmacy, and special forces are on their way. According to the newspaper’s source, the police negotiator is in contact with the alleged hostage-taker. Karlsruhe is located in the south-west of Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg and has just over 300,000 inhabitants.
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