An injured man who barricaded himself in a restaurant has been taken to hospital after a stand-off with police which lasted several hours.

Specialist police officers entered the Dubrovnik restaurant in Saarbruecken, in southwest Germany, after trying to negotiate with the man.

The 43-year-old, who was not identified, was found asleep in the basement of the building, police said.

The details of how he came to be injured are unclear, but he was unarmed.

Previous reports suggested he was covered in blood and had a weapon on him.


It is believed no hostages were involved.

He ran into the restaurant in the town centre on Sunday morning while shouting for everyone inside to leave, according to a report by German newspaper Bild.

Footage from the scene earlier showed a police street cordon in place and several vehicles outside the building, including a marked police car.

Police said the man seemed to be mentally disturbed and that there were no indications that it was a terrorism-related incident.

A police spokesman described the man as appearing to be in an "exceptional psychological situation".

It is thought he is the son-in-law of the owner of the restaurant and is originally from Macedonia, but has lived in Germany for several years.

Some reports suggested he was a former employee.