German police evacuated parts of Dresden on Saturday morning after a man reportedly took two people hostage at a mall. The hostages have been free and the suspect is dead, according to police reports.
German police help a person into a police car near a shopping mall in the center of the city of Dresden, Germany, on Saturday.Jens Schlueter/AFP via Getty Images
Around 10:50 a.m. local time, authorities evacuated the city center, including parts of its Christmas market, after reports of shots fired near downtown Dresden.
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