Karlsruhe (BaWü) – In Karlsruhe, the police are in large-scale operations because of a hostage-taking in the “Congress pharmacy”.
For tactical reasons, the police do not want to say anything about the number of people in the pharmacy – there are said to be several hostages. According to the ” Stuttgarter Zeitung”, an armed perpetrator took two hostages.
The live stream showed how some special police units positioned themselves in front of the pharmacy door. Then a loud bang. A short time later, apparently access. It is still unclear whether the hostage-taking is over or whether a police negotiator was escorted to the hostage-taker.
︎ Previously, the hostage-taker demanded a one-digit million amount for the release of the hostages, according to the “Stuttgarter Nachrichten”.
The police have been in contact with the perpetrator or perpetrators for a long time, and the hostages are said to be unharmed.
pharmacist dr Ralf Schabik (56) to BILD: “I have known the operator of the pharmacy for years because we are in the same working group. He is a committed reliable colleague. I can’t understand why anyone would choose a pharmacy for a hostage situation.” The Congress pharmacy, where the hostage-taking took place, would have had emergency service tonight.
Martin Rütter cancels the show because of the taking of hostages
According to the police, there is currently no danger to the population. Nevertheless, dog trainer Martin Rütter (52) had to cancel his show “He just wants to play”. This would actually have started at 8 p.m. in the sold-out Schwarzwaldhalle.
On He warns his fans on Instagram before arriving: “The event has just been canceled because an armed hostage-taking is taking place in a pharmacy 100 meters away as the crow flies.” The event will not start later either. “Please don’t come to the hall, it’s cordoned off over a large area. And please don’t come near either.”
A master concert is also affected by the hostage situation. The concert was to take place in the nearby concert hall. Cancellation! Due to the barrier, visitors cannot get through.