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| Armed man barricades himself in German restaurant, elite police scrambled | Armed man barricades himself in German restaurant, elite police scrambled |
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| An armed man has barricaded himself inside a restaurant in the western German city of Saarbruecken. A police elite counter-terrorism unit has been scrambled to storm the building, German media report. | An armed man has barricaded himself inside a restaurant in the western German city of Saarbruecken. A police elite counter-terrorism unit has been scrambled to storm the building, German media report. |
| The armed man, who was covered in blood, ordered staff at the “Dubrovnik” restaurant in the city center to leave the building, while he took no hostages, according to Bild. | The armed man, who was covered in blood, ordered staff at the “Dubrovnik” restaurant in the city center to leave the building, while he took no hostages, according to Bild. |
| A police official told Reuters that the man seemed to be psychologically disturbed and there were no reason to believe the incident was terrorism-related. | A police official told Reuters that the man seemed to be psychologically disturbed and there were no reason to believe the incident was terrorism-related. |
| The man is believed to be the son-in-law of the restaurant’s owner, the official also said. He is originally from Macedonia, but has lived in Germany for a long time. | The man is believed to be the son-in-law of the restaurant’s owner, the official also said. He is originally from Macedonia, but has lived in Germany for a long time. |
| Police negotiators and psychologists are trying to establish communications with the man, German media reported. | Police negotiators and psychologists are trying to establish communications with the man, German media reported. |
| Bild was showing live footage from the site, in which a street has been cordoned off and a police vehicle can also be seen. | |
| Police have cordoned off two streets in downtown Saarbruecken in order to carry out their operation, according to a local radio station. | Police have cordoned off two streets in downtown Saarbruecken in order to carry out their operation, according to a local radio station. |