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Berlin – Dramatic hostage crisis in Berlin! The woman has been held hostage for several hours in a supermarket in the Marienfelde district. Berlin police confirmed this in response to a question from BILD. There a man took control of her. “There is a large contingent of emergency services at the scene. The hostage taking continues,” a police spokesman told BILD. This was reported by the German press agency.
The police are in direct contact with the hostage taker and are trying to convince him to surrender.
The SEK at the scene is heavily armed and constantly moving at the entrance to Rewe.
The hostage taker reportedly overpowered the woman shortly after 10 p.m. and threatened her. “The fact is that he is still on the market, and we are here with our forces,” said police spokesman Stefan Petersen-Schumann. The situation is tense. In front of the entrance to the Reve market, heavily armed SEK special forces, equipped with storm masks, are constantly moving. The snipers positioned themselves on the roof. In the supermarket where the drama takes place, the lights are constantly on.
Numerous patrol cars, rescuers and an emergency medical technician are also at the scene. Around 4:57 a.m., another police car arrived. A large armored personnel carrier also arrived at the market.
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Police contact the hostage taker
die police is in contact with the man and is trying to resolve the situation peacefully. The background to the crime is not yet known. There is no information about the woman’s condition at this time. In conversations with residents, the market manager said he saw a weapon. There is no confirmation of this from the police yet. More detailed information is not provided for tactical reasons.
The Rewe market is located on Hildburghauserstrasse. The area around the supermarket and the street itself are cordoned off. Marienfelde is located in the Tempelhof-Schöneberg district on the southern outskirts. Berlin.
Thermal blankets were provided to eyewitnesses.
Several supermarket employees and customers remained in the cordoned off area throughout the night. Rescuers provided them with thermal blankets. According to information at the scene, eyewitnesses will be questioned at the State Criminal Police Department. Before that, they could sit in a heated police car and stay warm.
In the cordoned off area, people who have previously been in the supermarket are given warming blankets.