Police say Karlsruhe hostage situation ended, no one injured

Karlsruhe police said that a hostage situation has ended after they entered a pharmacy where people were being held and arrested a suspect.

No one was injured, according to their initial assessment, the police said, five hours after the situation began.

The police searched the building where several people had been held hostage, triggering a large-scale operation.

Police were first notified of the situation by emergency calls that came in at around 4:30 pm (1530 GMT).

It was unclear how many perpetrators were involved.

A police spokesperson said earlier that no information could be provided about this or "possible demands and ransom demands for tactical reasons."