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This was confirmed by a community spokesman. A large police force cordoned off the area in the center of the city, Dutch media reported. According to police, around 150 apartments were evacuated due to the threat. According to police, there are no signs of a terrorist motive.
A police spokesman did not want to provide further details when asked by broadcaster NOS. There are many inquiries about what is happening. But first of all they just want to say that it’s probably not about terrorism. A police spokesman, NOS, had previously said that the emergency services assumed it was a hostage taker. No further details will be released because this could be “to the detriment of the hostages.”
Three people free
In the morning three people left the café. The public broadcaster NOS reported that there were three young people who were wearing the café’s uniform. The police reported on X that the situation was “not over yet”. According to NOS, it was initially unclear whether these people were hostages. They were “visibly excited”; Special police forces would take care of them.
The police called on people to avoid the center of the city, which is not far from Arnhem in the province of Gelderland. Train services in the affected area were suspended.
- Update: The hostage-taking has now been ended bloodlessly. The perpetrator was arrested. For details, click here.
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