Germany: Police wounds girl in stand-off at hospital
An hours-long stand-off inside a hospital in Aachen within the western German state of North-Rhine Westphalia got here to an finish late Monday when police overpowered a 65-year-old girl who had barricaded herself in a room.
“As the woman did not respond when spoken to, the police officers used their firearms to put an end to the dangerous situation,” a police assertion mentioned.
The girl was severely wounded and wheeled out of the ability on a stretcher.
Police mentioned no different people on the hospital have been injured.
Smoke detected at hospital
Police dispatched particular forces to the positioning after the girl, who was from the close by city of Eschweiler, entered the hospital on Monday afternoon. They believed that the lady had suicidal intentions.
She had a blank-firing gun together with her and threatened staff of a physiotherapy apply contained in the hospital, in keeping with the police account.
Later, smoke was detected within the space. Bild, a mass-circulation German newspaper, reported that the lady had set off pyrotechnics contained in the hospital. The police, the hearth division, and hospital representatives all declined to touch upon the report.
The website and the encircling space have been evacuated.
Almost 400 sufferers and workers have been inside the ability throughout the stand-off.
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jsi/dj (dpa)
