A man holds a supermarket cashier hostage in Berlin. This was reported by the German news agency Bild on Saturday, July 11.
The accident happened at night. According to employees, the perpetrator was the last customer before the store closed. At some point, he pulled out a knife and began threatening the woman.
Her colleague managed to escape in time. As a result, law enforcement officers were forced to storm the store; The victim was not released until several hours later.
A stun gun was used against the invader. He sustained minor injuries and was taken away on a stretcher. The woman, who was in a state of shock, was transferred to a safe place under guard.
Earlier, two men opened fire from an SUV into a crowd of people in Chicago. As a result, about 20 people were injured. The accident occurred in the Princeton Park area.
In April, an armed man locked himself in a Walmart store in Kiev and took several people hostage. Before that, he shot random passers-by.
Later, the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said that as a result of the accident, two people died and 10 others were injured. The attacker was killed during his arrest.