"Threat situation" after the attack: SEK storms the bank and overwhelms suspects - several employees are freed

Alarm in Berlin-Köpenick: an alleged suspect barricades himself after a robbery in a Postbank.

The police storm the bank and free three employees.

• Berlin

  :

  On Tuesday (October 6th) there was an

  attack on a Postbank branch

  in

  Köpenick

  .

• The alleged perpetrator holed up and threatened the

  police

  , according to three employees of the

  bank

  .

• A

  SEK

  surrounds the

  Postbank

  and can arrest the suspect after around three hours.

Update from October 6th, 9:50 p.m.:

More details on the

: As the

(behind a payment barrier) reports, the suspect is said to be a man known to the police for drug offenses.

Bank robbery in Berlin-Köpenick: alleged perpetrator is known to the police

Furthermore, one of the hostages, a

, is said to have activated the alarm.

He is therefore a former police student from Brandenburg.

A spokesman for the

has now confirmed a

to free the hostages.

The special task force had therefore waited for a "favorable time" and then stormed the branch.

There was therefore no exchange of fire.

It is also unclear whether and to what extent the alleged perpetrator was armed.

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Spectacular pictures: SEK officials rush to the bank robbery in the Köpenicker Forum on a motorcycle.

© Britta Pedersen / dpa

Bank robbery in Berlin-Köpenick: suspect in Postbank overwhelmed by SEK

Update from October 6th, 5:50 p.m.:

Little

, more details about the

known.

"Emergency forces matched a favorable time and overwhelmed the man," said a police spokesman for the

about the access of the special forces.

As the

writes, the identity of the alleged perpetrator has not yet been clarified.

But it should be a man.

After about three hours of negotiations, according to reports, a

stormed

and arrested the suspect.

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Positioned in front of the Postbank branch: an SEK from the Berlin police.

© Britta Pedersen / dpa

He is said to have

threatened

two women and a man, who is a

employee

.

According to the

is unclear how and whether he was armed.

The

have started investigations into the course of events.

Attack on Postbank branch in Köpenick: SEK storms and arrests suspects

Update from October 6, 5:25 p.m.:

All clear from

: As the

just announced on

, they were able to find

and arrest

the suspect in the

.

After being in contact with the suspect for a long time, forces have just arrested him.

He had threatened two women and a man in the Postbank branch. # Köpenick

- Police Berlin (@polizeiberlin) October 6, 2020

The alleged perpetrator had threatened two women and a man, employees of the bank.

"After they had been in contact with the suspect for a long time, the emergency services could just arrest him," says the tweet.

At 2 p.m. after the alleged

the first alarm was received by the

, who then

cordoned off and surrounded

the

in the capital with 200 officers.

Bank robbery in Berlin: Police have surrounded Forum Köpenick

Update from October 6th, 5:10 p.m.:

Is

the

a hostage-taking?

As the

in an updated tweet,

special forces

were also deployed because of “a threat to 3 employees inside the

”.

There had previously been reports that no hostage-taking had occurred.

We are on site with more than 200 colleagues.

Due to a threat to 3 employees inside the Postbank branch, there are also special forces. # Köpenick

- Police Berlin (@polizeiberlin) October 6, 2020

Around the

, hooded and heavily armed police can be seen in photos.

Around 200 officers are on duty and have cordoned off the streets around the building, among other things.

Bank robbery in Berlin: alleged perpetrator holed up in Postbank - hostage-taking?

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Heavy equipment: the police in front of the Postbank branch in Berlin-Köpenick.

© Britta Pedersen / dpa

First report from October 6th

- Spectacular

An allegedly suspect man

attacked

a

on Tuesday afternoon

and barricaded himself in the said bank.

The

was therefore largely cordoned off, as the

.

According to the

, the police are not assuming a hostage situation.

Attack on Postbank branch in Berlin: suspect barricades himself - SEK in action

“In the affected branch, however, we have a threat situation.

Accordingly, there are currently three people in the rooms.

Among them is also the suspect, "said police spokesman Martin Halweg. 

There is currently a major police operation taking place in the # Köpenick forum.

As things stand, there was an attack on a Postbank branch there.

There is traffic disruption around the area.

More information will follow.

^ tsm

- Police Berlin (@polizeiberlin) October 6, 2020

As the Berliner Zeitung reports, a special task force (SEK) is on site.

An armored vehicle from the police also drove up.

The authorities received the first alarm at 2 p.m.

(pm)