Overview
- Police say several perpetrators and multiple hostages are inside the Volksbank branch in the small German town of Sinzig.
- One of the hostages is the driver of a cash transport vehicle, according to a police spokesperson.
- Officers have sealed off the town center and deployed an armored vehicle and special units outside the bank.
- The force says the situation is stable and that people outside the secured area face no danger.
- Police urged residents not to spread unverified claims, as some media report the pair are in the vault without official confirmation.