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Man Who Took Woman Hostage in Bavarian Psychiatric Hospital Detained - Reports

Police have surrounded a psychiatric hospital in the German city of Deggendorf, Bavaria, where a 40-year-old man took a female hostage, Passauer Neue Nachrichten reported.
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The freed hostage is a 57-year-old woman who is a patient of the clinic. The hostage-taker had also been receiving treatment at the hospital, Donau-Anzeiger stated.

The suspect, who was armed with two knives, has been detained by police and sustained minor injuries in the raid, according to the DPA.

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The hostage got away without any injuries, according to reports.

​According to the Bild, the man previously threatened several people with two knives. 

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