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The hostage taker from Ulm was probably in the Bundeswehr in the past.
What we know about the drama in Ulm:
Ulm - Exceptional situation at Ulm Cathedral: A hostage situation has kept the Baden-Württemberg city in suspense.
The investigation is proceeding swiftly.
A man held several people hostage in a shop in the city center, but they remained unharmed.
The perpetrator himself was seriously injured by gunfire from the officers.
Hostages in Ulm unhurt – suspect in hospital
Prosecutor Michael Bischofberger confirmed that the hostages were not harmed.
The perpetrator was taken to a hospital.
He was operated on there and his life was said to be out of danger, it was initially said.
The Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police Office has taken over the investigation.
“The investigating authorities are currently checking with the treating doctors whether the accused is fit for questioning so that he can be brought before the responsible magistrate,” the statement said.
According to security circles, the 44-year-old man initially had six people under his control at Ulm's Münsterplatz.
This emerges from a situation report from the Ministry of the Interior, which is available to the German Press Agency.
He therefore released five.
He threatened a hostage with a gun and demanded that the police shoot him.
Hostage taking in Ulm: First six hostages, then five are released
The suspect left the store with a hostage around 8:20 p.m. to escape.
That's when the police shot.
“We assume that the perpetrator was armed and posed a significant danger,” said the public prosecutor.
According to police, the motive is still unclear.
After the hostage-taking in downtown Ulm, the police are gradually releasing more details.
© Marius Bulling/dpa
According to police, the crime began at 6:45 p.m.
The entrances to Münsterplatz were cordoned off by the police.
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Hostage taking in Ulm: Suspect is said to be an Afghanistan veteran
More and more new details about the perpetrator are becoming known.
He is said to have been in the Bundeswehr, according to security circles.
He had realistic airsoft weapons with him.
Police discovered additional weapons in a bag and in a car, including knives, axes and a machete.
The
Bild
newspaper also reports that the man is an Afghanistan veteran and suffers from a mental disorder.
As a result, he has not yet been given a place in a special clinic at the Bundeswehr University in Berlin.
He is said to have been reported missing in his hometown of Iserlohn in North Rhine-Westphalia.
There he told relatives that he wanted to be shot by the police.
He is also said to have asked the police to kill him.
Ulm's mayor relieved about the outcome of the hostage situation
Mayor Gunter Czisch (CDU) expressed relief at the outcome of the crime.
He hopes that the hostages can quickly come to terms with the dramatic event.
Czisch said on Saturday that he happened to be passing by Münsterplatz shortly after the emergency call came in.
At first the situation was vague; he had a kind of “head cinema” of similar incidents.
“A lot goes through your head at the beginning.” There was also a nine-hour hostage situation in Berlin last year.
(cgsc with dpa)
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