Dutch police end hostage situation in Apple store in Amsterdam

Published February 23, 2022 2:23am
Updated February 23, 2022 6:06am

"There is a person with a firearm in the store ... police forces are there with many units and specialist units at the scene to get the situation under control," Amsterdam police tweeted.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Dutch police on Tuesday evening said it had ended a hostage situation in an Apple APPL.O flagship store in Amsterdam, where a man with a gun held one or more people for hours.

Police said the hostage taker was being held at gunpoint on the street outside the Apple store at the central Leidseplein square. -- Reuters

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