Police in Germany’s Dresden Give All-Clear After Hostage-Taking

Security forces secure the area at a Christmas market in Dresden, Germany, on Dec. 10, 2022. Matthias Rietschel/Reuters

BERLIN—Police said they had ended a suspected hostage-taking in the eastern German city of Dresden on Saturday, after evacuating a shopping mall in the historic city center and shutting the famous Striezelmarkt Christmas market.

“All-clear! The hostage situation in #Dresden is over!” police said on Twitter, adding that two people who appeared to be unharmed were in its care.