The hostage situation at a bank in the western German town of Sinzig is concluded, police said on Friday.
Two apparent victims were found uninjured, a police spokesman said, adding that the search for the perpetrators is ongoing.
A raid was carried out by special police forces, who found the two people locked in a room. Police believe that the perpetrator or perpetrators left the scene via an as yet unknown route.
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Initial police findings suggest several perpetrators held hostages in the bank branch in Sinzig in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. One of the hostages was reportedly the driver of a cash transport vehicle.
Several hundred officers were deployed, and a large area was cordoned off around the bank.
