The major police operation around the Louisen Hospital in Aachen ended late on Monday night.

A 65-year-old woman entered the hospital just before 5:00pm on Monday afternoon and shortly after workers noticed smoke and found that the woman had set off flares in the operating room, prompting the German authorities to be alerted.

At around 23.00 at night, special forces managed to locate and arrest the 65-year-old woman who had barricaded herself in the hospital and was reportedly holding 15 people hostage.

According to the police, a special robot entered the hospital and searched for hostages or explosives, but failed to find anything.

According to the authorities they assume that the woman visited the hospital with suicidal intentions. He was seriously injured during the attack and is currently being treated at another hospital.

It is currently unclear why the 65-year-old was hospitalized.

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The German authorities were alerted when a 65-year-old woman broke into the Luisenhospital in the city of Aachen on Monday afternoon and barricaded herself in one of the rooms while allegedly holding hostages.

Specifically, the Aachen police said in a statement: “According to current information, a woman (65) was admitted to the hospital in the afternoon. A short time later, employees noticed smoke coming from near the woman. The 65-year-old is now locked in a room. The surrounding rooms have been evacuated. Special forces are on the scene.”

The area around the hospital has been cordoned off by police, who are asking people to stay away from the hospital for the time being.

The Luisenhospital is located in Aachen, a city bordering Belgium with approximately 252,000 inhabitants.