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.
Prise d'otages en Allemagne, La police bavaroise mène une opération dans un hôpital psychiatrique situé dans la ville de Deggendorf où un patient de 40 ans armé de deux couteaux a pris en otage une autre patiente âgée de 57 ans. pic.twitter.com/cIfc9J6RPX
— mellouk abdelaziz (@MAbdmellouk) 18 января 2019 г.
According to the Bild, the man previously threatened several people with two knives.
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