An armed man barricaded himself in a restaurant in the western German city of Saarbrucken on Sunday, the Bild newspaper reported.
Police have reportedly cordoned off the city center in preparation for the possible storming of the restaurant.
Armed man barricaded in a restaurant in #Saarbrücken, Germany. No confirmation of hostages pic.twitter.com/W5Y0C9VZHc
— Abraxas Spa (@AbraxasSpa) August 7, 2016
Some media reports that counter-terrorism units are ready to storm the building.
So sperrt die #Polizei in #Saarbrücken ab. Menschen können auf Gehweg vorbei, nur Autos nicht. pic.twitter.com/BQi5dugmPC
— Sina Tschudin (@sinatschka) August 7, 2016
#Saarbrücken: the elite counter
— I.E.N. (@GoldenKrant) August 7, 2016
terrorism unit has been scrambled
to storm the restaurant
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