Overview
- Police in Koblenz said a hostage-taking at a Sinzig bank on Friday morning led them to seal off the town center and launch a major operation.
- Officers later searched the building and freed two people unharmed from a locked vault room.
- The suspect or suspects had already left by an unknown route, and police are now searching the area.
- Authorities have not confirmed how many people were held, though they said the driver of an armored cash van, which carries money to and from banks, was among the hostages.
- Investigators also do not know if any loot was taken, as Bild reported the van was intercepted outside and published images of heavily armed officers at the scene.