Taking of hostages in Spanish consulate
Several unknown quantity are on Monday in the Spanish consul act in Berne one or more persons as hostages took. The taking of hostages was announced to the police at 8.10 o'clock. It can confirm nor disclaim the taking of hostages so far neither.
The environment around the consulate was spaciously locked off, as it is called Bernese in a report of the zustaedigen government governor and the city police Berne. Due to an estimate of the situation the necessary measures were introduced.
Taking of hostages in the Spanish consulate in Berne
Berne (ap) in the Spanish consulate in Berne at the Monday morning allegedly one or more humans were taken as hostages. The city police locked the accomodation off spaciously, could not the incident first however not confirm. The special staff taking of hostages and extortion of the federation was activated.
The message over the taking of hostages was received at 08.10 o'clock at the city police. Therefore one or more authors are to have taken one or more persons in the Spanish consulate to the Marienstrasse in Bernese the church field accomodation as hostages. This incident can be confirmed nor disclaimed to time neither, explained the police. Police spokeswoman Franziska Frey said on request, the incident not as banal is classified.
A woman employee of the Spanish consulate did not say it on a telephone request, can information give.