Netherlands: End to hostage-taking at an Apple store in Amsterdam

Dutch police announced tonight that ended the thriller in an Apple store in Amsterdam, where a gunman held for several hours hostages.

According to a relevant announcement, the perpetrator was arrested by police.

Earlier it was reported that several people had left the store, located in the main square of the city. Early in the afternoon, police evacuated the square in the southern part of Amsterdam’s shopping center and asked locals to stay indoors and not go out trying to see exactly what was going on.

A video posted on social media showed a man in camouflage pants and a black hood threatening to weapon store clerk.

In the Amsterdam, the largest city in the Netherlands, recorded four armed robberies in mobile phone shops in 2021, forcing companies to reduce the number of devices they keep in stores to reduce losses in similar attacks. However, none of the previous 4 robberies took place in a central part of the city.


Source: News Beast

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