The hospital is currently surrounded by heavily armed police. Access roads are closed. Specialized units from Cologne have now arrived. The police call on X to stay away from the area.
According to police, the woman entered the hospital in the afternoon. Shortly afterwards, staff noticed smoke. The woman allegedly set off fireworks. According to ‘Bild’ this happened in the operating room. She then allegedly barricaded herself in a room. Several fire brigades are on site.
The police cannot yet say who exactly the ‘armed person’ in the hospital is and who is being threatened. It is also unclear whether there have already been victims and whether the suspect is making demands.
According to local newspaper ‘Aachener Zeitung’, the hospital is currently being evacuated and journalists on site report that “some people are desperate” as they are being taken from the hospital.
The Luisenhospital in Boxgrabenstraat is a hospital with 378 beds and twelve specialized departments. Approximately 1,600 employees work there.