![]() While gun violence is not a rare occurrence in the nation, hostage situations such as this one are much less common.Ī man with a gun reportedly took at least one person hostage Tuesday inside an Apple store in Amsterdam, according to Dutch police. Amsterdam saw four armed robberies of mobile phone stores last year, which spurred some stores to remove most of their phone supplies, Reuters reported. Local media have speculated that the situation stemmed from a robbery attempt. ![]() Amsterdam police tweeted that a person inside the store had a firearm and that police forces had arrived, "with many units and specialist units at the scene to get the situation under control." Police later confirmed that there was a hostage situation but did not specify the number of hostages, Reuters said. Video clips posted on local broadcaster AT5's website earlier Tuesday appeared to show one person being held at gunpoint inside the store, Reuters reported. ![]() ![]() The police said that they stopped the suspect by striking him with a police car, and video footage posted on Twitter by a Netherlands-headquartered news agency appeared to show the vehicle colliding with the suspect during the pursuit. A hostage is now safe and a suspect has been detained by police after a multi-hour hostage situation inside an Apple Store in Amsterdam on Tuesday.Īmsterdam police confirmed on Twitter that medical personnel were now taking care of the suspect after his body was examined for explosives. ![]()
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