Cologne hostage situation - live: Police storm train station after woman kidnapped
A woman was taken hostage in the western German city of Cologne, with police urging people to stay away from the area around the city's main train station.
"We assume that a hostage has been taken, either at McDonald's or at a nearby pharmacy," a police spokeswoman said, adding: "A woman is probably being held but we don't have any further details."
German magazine Focus had earlier reported that several shots appeared to have been fired at Cologne's main train station, which is next to the city's landmark cathedral.
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