Man ‘covered in blood’ barricaded in German restaurant arrested

Police say the man seemed ‘psychologically disturbed’ and was unarmed

A man is taken away in an ambulance outside the town hall in Saarbruecken, Germany on Sunday. Photograph: Birgit Reichert/EPA
A man is taken away in an ambulance outside the town hall in Saarbruecken, Germany on Sunday. Photograph: Birgit Reichert/EPA

A man covered in blood who barricaded himself in a restaurant in Saarbruecken in southwest Germany has been apprehended by police in the building's cellar, a police spokesman said on Sunday.

He said the man seemed to be psychologically disturbed and contrary to earlier reports, was unarmed.

He had slight, superficial injuries and is being treated in hospital where he will undergo psychological evaluation, the spokesman said.

The official said the man was an employee of the restaurant “Dubrovnik” in Saarbruecken town centre. He had made no demands and had threatened nobody, the official added.

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There were no indications that this was a terrorist-related incident.

Reuters