Police gather in Eden, Netherlands, Saturday, March 30, 2024. It is unclear how many people are being held. Police said in a message on X, formerly Twitter, that at the moment there is no indication of a terrorist motive. – Heavily armed police cordoned off part of a Dutch town on Saturday, saying that multiple people were being held hostage in a building there.
Police spokesman Simen Klok told The Associated Press people were being held hostage in the town of Ede but he declined to give more details of the incident or say how many people were involved.Police said in a message on X, formerly Twitter, that “at the moment there is no indication of a terrorist motive.”
The hostages were being held in Cafe Petticoat, a popular bar and nightclub in Ede, according to an AP videographer at the scene. Earlier, officers evacuated 150 homes near a central square, saying that there was a person in the area"who could be a danger to themself or others.” Images from the scene in Ede, a rural market town 85 kilometers southeast of Amsterdam, showed police and firefighters on the streets in a cordoned-off area.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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