BERLIN, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- A hostage-taker at a shopping center in the eastern German city of Dresden was arrested on Saturday, local media DPA reported.
The report quoted police as saying that the hostage-taker was caught and injured, and the hostages, an employee and a child, were also rescued unharmed.
According to the report, a man allegedly killed his mother in Dresden and then took hostages in the shopping center. The body of the woman was found in an apartment building by police in Dresden on Saturday morning.
Police said the killing was connected to the incident in the shopping center. The woman's 40-year-old son is the suspect.
The area around the shopping center was cordoned off, and the public transport services of Dresden were also affected, the report said. ■