German police free hostage, injure suspect in train station

German police stormed a pharmacy in Cologne’s main train station Monday, freeing a woman who had been held hostage by a man for two hours, officials say. The suspect sustained life-threatening injuries.

It wasn’t immediately clear how the man was injured and police said on Twitter that emergency personnel were trying to revive him with CPR. The hostage was also slightly injured and treated on the scene.

Police didn’t give details about the hostage-taker’s identity or motive. They also didn’t reveal the hostage’s identity.

AP

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