Dresden's Striezelmarkt is considered to be the oldest Christmas market in Germany - and the oldest in the world.
It was opened as a one-day market in 1434 and now attracts three million visitors from across the world every year. The market was evacuated and shut during the hostage situation before it was allowed to reopen after police said there was "no longer a dangerous situation" in the city.
'It's not clear how he died'. Armed police storming the building to free the hostages he'd taken might be a clue.
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Gunman storms mall killing one & taking hostages as Xmas market evacuatedA GUNMAN killed a woman in German city of Dresden today before storming a shopping centre and taking hostages. Cops have shut the famous Striezelmarkt Christmas market in the city and urged people …
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