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UPDATED May 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM ET
May 8, 2026 at 6:04 AM ET
Police free two after hostage alarm at German bank
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German police freed two people from a locked room after a hostage alarm at a bank but found no perpetrators.
WHO: Police in Germany
WHAT: Freed two people from a locked room after a hostage alarm at a bank
WHEN: May 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM ET
WHERE: Germany
WHY: No specific cause was reported.
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