Update – Police wrote on Twitter, “All-clear! The hostage situation in Dresden is over!”
Police evacuated a shopping mall in the center of the eastern German city of Dresden on Saturday morning amid reports of an armed man taking hostages.
A large police presence has been deployed at the Altmarktgalerie mall which has been cordoned off from the public.
Germany’s Bild newspaper reported that shots were fired and at least one person had been killed by the attacker, but police refused to confirm any deaths.
Twitter – Dresden
