Parts of downtown Dresden were evacuated because of a hostage situation. The police were able to end the hostage-taking.
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Dresden The hostage-taking in Dresden is over. The perpetrator was caught and injured, the police said on Saturday. The hostages were unharmed.
According to the police, the man had holed himself up in a room in the Altmarkt gallery in downtown Dresden. Around 7:20 a.m., the police in Dresden-Prohlis also found a dead woman in an apartment building. The homicide is related to the operation in downtown Dresden, the police said. The suspect is the woman’s 40-year-old German son.
Because of the hostage-taking, the shopping center and adjacent areas were evacuated. The famous Striezelmarkt will also remain closed for the time being.
The police asked because of the kidnapping to avoid downtown Dresden. The area around the Altmarkt-Galerie is cordoned off.
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Due to the police operation, there are still traffic restrictions. The local public transport of the Dresden transport company is also affected. The Altmarkt-Galerie is a shopping center in downtown Dresden. It is named after Dresden’s Altmarkt, where the building is located.