A man took a woman hostage at a supermarket in the German capital, Berlin, triggering a major police operation, officials said Saturday.Police had said they had made contact with the man inside the Rewe supermarket, in the Marienfelde district on the southern outskirts of Berlin.
What are the details about the hostage situation in Berlin?
Police had said the operation began at about 10 p.m. on Friday and that a motive was not immediately clear.Police also had not commented on reports that a manager at the supermarket had seen a weapon, or whether the woman or the hostage-taker had sustained any injuries.
A 22-year-old male employee of the Rewe supermarket told dpa that a man brandished a "very big" knife shortly before the market closed on Friday evening. The male employee ran out of the supermarket with a colleague and contacted the police.
The employee said the female hostage also worked at the supermarket, and "was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time."Police did not confirm the man's statement-Footage posted to social media showed armed police officers in protective gear at the entrance to the supermarket.
Onlookers gathered nearby, and several police and emergency vehicles were visible on the street, which has been cordoned off.One of the videos shows a police officer climbing a ladder leaning against the building's wall and looking inside the supermarket.
Man keeps german woman hostage in Berlin after abducting in Supermarket
A man has taken a woman hostage at a supermarket in the German capital, Berlin, triggering a major police operation, officials said Saturday.Police said they had made contact with the man inside the Rewe supermarket, in the Marienfelde district on the southern outskirts of Berlin."The man is still in the supermarket with the woman; we remain on the scene," a police spokesperson told the German Press Agency dpa at around 5:30 a.m. local time (0330 UTC) on Saturday morning..