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A woman spread fear and terror in a hospital in Aachen on Monday.
Emergency services overpowered the suspect hours later.
Update from March 7th, 2 p.m.:
After the major operation in an Aachen hospital, the suspected 65-year-old was placed in a psychiatric hospital.
As a spokeswoman said, a corresponding request from the public prosecutor's office had been granted.
There are indications of mental illness.
The suspect is said to have started a fire in the Luisenhospital on Monday.
The German is also being investigated for attempted murder.
Update from March 5th, 6:12 a.m
.: After the large-scale operation by the police and fire brigade at Aachen's Luisenhospital, investigators are trying to clarify the background on Tuesday.
A woman (65) barricaded herself in a room in the clinic for hours on Monday with a dummy explosive and a blank gun.
According to the current status of the investigation, the investigators assume that the woman visited the hospital with suicidal intentions, according to a statement.
The 65-year-old suffered serious injuries from gunshots during the attack and is currently receiving medical care.
“She will have to answer in criminal proceedings for attempted homicide,” said the Cologne police.
The woman is said to have previously set her apartment on fire.
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Update from March 4th, 11:25 p.m.:
The 65-year-old suspect was overpowered by special forces during a major police operation in an Aachen hospital.
The access took place late on Monday evening, a spokeswoman for the Cologne police told the
dpa
.
The police initially did not provide any information about the health of the woman, who had barricaded herself in a room in the hospital for hours.
According to initial findings, no other people were injured.
The woman was rolled out on a stretcher, covered with thermal foil, as a
dpa
reporter reported.
A large number of police and fire departments were on site for hours because of a possible threat.
Update from March 4th, 10:32 p.m.:
The large-scale police operation in Aachen currently leaves many questions unanswered.
There are no official answers as to whether the 65-year-old woman, who barricaded herself in a hospital room, threatened people.
The police initially did not provide any information as to whether they had contact with the woman.
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Many observers wondered why the unclear situation behind the hospital walls dragged on for so many hours without the situation being resolved.
It cannot yet be said whether the woman is armed and whether she has other people under her control or is specifically threatening her, said a police spokeswoman.
The situation is still too unclear for that.
At least no one has been injured so far.
“We have no information about any injured people,” said a police spokeswoman in the evening.
However, it is not yet known how long the operation will last.
The large-scale operation at a hospital in Aachen has been going on for hours.
However, many questions remain unanswered.
© Henning Kaiser/dpa
Major police operation in Aachen: woman barricades herself in the clinic
Update from March 4th, 8:55 p.m.:
During the large-scale police operation in Aachen, there are new findings about the “suspicious person” who poses the potential danger.
The police explain that it is said to be a 65-year-old woman who has been in the hospital since the afternoon.
Shortly after she arrived, smoke was noticed in the woman's "close area".
The woman then barricaded herself in a room.
The surrounding rooms of the hospital were then evacuated.
Special forces are on site.
When asked whether the 65-year-old was alone in a room or possibly threatening other people, the police spokeswoman did not give an answer.
A suspicious person barricaded himself in a hospital in Aachen and caused a major police operation.
© Henning Kaiser/dpa
Update from March 4th, 7:40 p.m.:
The “suspicious person” who triggered a major police operation in an Aachen clinic on Monday evening is a woman.
This was confirmed by a Cologne police spokeswoman.
The spokeswoman did not provide any further information - including the question of whether the woman was armed and whether she had taken people into her power.
There were road closures and rail traffic restrictions around the hospital in the evening, as the police announced via X (formerly Twitter).
First report from March 4th:
Aachen - The police in Aachen are currently on a large scale because an armed person is said to be in the Luisenhospital.
As the
Bild
newspaper reports, pyrotechnics are said to have been ignited by a woman, and now there is said to be a hostage situation.
The police were initially unable to confirm this information.
The emergency services announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the surrounding streets were closed and that rail traffic was also restricted.
Major police operation in Aachen: Suspicious person leads to “possible threatening situation”
When asked by 24Rhein, a police spokesman explained: “It's about a suspicious person.” Officially, the Cologne authorities have so far written the following: “The police and fire brigade are currently on duty at the Luisenhospital in Aachen.
There are currently indications of a possible threatening situation.
The area around the hospital is cordoned off.
The police ask that you avoid the area as much as possible.”
Due to the large-scale operation, sections of the railway in the west of the city have already been closed.
“Trains wait at suitable stations,” Deutsche Bahn informs on X. This could lead to short-term changes in the train route.
Delays and partial cancellations are possible.
Passengers should check their connections because it is currently unclear how long the operation will last.
The police operation surrounding the former RAF terrorists, who have been wanted for 30 years, is currently making big headlines.
(kiba/dpa)