Hostages taken at bank in western Germany: police

Police stand in a cordonned off area near a bank where suspects have taken multiple hostages in the western German town of Sinzig, on May 8, 2026. (Photo by Thomas Frey / dpa / AFP)

• Suspects have taken multiple hostages at a bank in the western German town of Sinzig, police confirmed to AFP on Friday, with numerous police officers at the scene

FRANKFURT: Suspects have taken multiple hostages at a bank in the western German town of Sinzig, police confirmed to AFP on Friday, with numerous police officers at the scene.
Police said in a statement that there were believed to be “several hostage-takers and hostages inside the bank,” and that the driver of a cash transport vehicle was among those being held.