In the press service of the police in Aachen, Germany, smoke appeared due to the mistake of a woman who entered the building. This was reported by RIA News.
Police emphasized that there was smoke in the hospital. Law enforcement officials noted that the main suspect was a woman.
A spokesman for the Aachen police did not rule out that this was related to pyrotechnic items being set on fire at the facility, but noted that there is currently no full picture of what happened and the investigation at the scene is ongoing.
German newspaper Bild had previously made the following statement, referring to the police: requestedA man allegedly took several people hostage in a hospital in Aachen, Germany.
According to the publication, security forces cordoned off a medical facility in the southwest of the city, where, according to preliminary data, a gunman was located. According to the newspaper, the attacker threatened many people in the hospital. The occupier’s demands were not conveyed.
He was previously taken hostage in a factory in Turkey caught seven people.