FRANKFURT, May 8 (Reuters) - German police said on Friday several people, including one cash transport driver, had been taken hostage ata savings bank branch in the western town of Sinzig.
"It is currently believed that there are several perpetrators and hostages inside the bank," police said in a statement, adding that thesituation was currently "stable".
Police also said they had launched extensive operations and had cordoned off a large area.
The incident was reported in the town's centre in the regional state of Rhineland-Palatinate at 0700 GMT, police added.
There is no danger to the public outside the cordoned-off area, according to the police.
(Reporting by Ludwig Burger; editing by Mathias Williams)
