Four people reported dead after Karlsruhe hostage drama

Four people are reportedly killed after a seige in the German town of Karlsruhe.

“We believe that the kidnapper and the hostages are dead” a police spokesman told Reuters.

Police Special Forces discovered the bodies when they stormed an apartment after they noticed a burning smell coming from the premises.

A man has taken hostages after court bailiffs went there to clear the property of its occupants.

A bailiff, locksmith and several other people were reportedly among the hostages.

Police shut down a large part of the city around the apartment building after shots were fired.

Witnesses reportedly described the hostage taker a violent man and a hunter in possession of several weapons.

Karlsruhe is a city of 300,000 and the seat of Germany’s Supreme Court.Around 70 % of its residents rent their homes.

Windows are open at the house where a gunman had taken several people, including a bailiff, hostage during a home eviction in Karlsruhe, southwestern Germany, on July 4, 2012. (AFP Photo/Daniel Roland)
Windows are open at the house where a gunman had taken several people, including a bailiff, hostage during a home eviction in Karlsruhe, southwestern Germany, on July 4, 2012. (AFP Photo/Daniel Roland)Policemen stand in the area where a gunman had taken several people, including a bailiff, hostage during a home eviction in Karlsruhe, southwestern Germany, on July 4, 2012. (AFP Photo/Daniel Roland)
Policemen stand in the area where a gunman had taken several people, including a bailiff, hostage during a home eviction in Karlsruhe, southwestern Germany, on July 4, 2012. (AFP Photo/Daniel Roland)Members of policeman leave the area where a gunman had taken several people, including a bailiff, hostage during a home eviction in Karlsruhe, southwestern Germany, on July 4, 2012. (AFP Photo/Daniel Roland)
Members of policeman leave the area where a gunman had taken several people, including a bailiff, hostage during a home eviction in Karlsruhe, southwestern Germany, on July 4, 2012. (AFP Photo/Daniel Roland)

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