German Police Report On Hostage-Taking Near Cologne's Railway Station

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published October 15, 2018 | 05:05 PM

The police of Germany's Cologne said on Monday that hostage-taking had taken place near the city's main railway station.

BERLIN (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th October, 2018) The police of Germany's Cologne said on Monday that hostage-taking had taken place near the city's main railway station.

Earlier in the day, local media reported about a shooting that left one person injured.

"A hostage-taking took place near the Breslauer Platz square. The police have arrived at the scene and are working to clarify the situation ... We currently have no information about a shooting," the police wrote on Twitter.

The police department's press service told Sputnik that the incident took place in a drugstore, noting the exact number of hostage remained unknown.