NEW DELHI: Several people were held hostage on Saturday in a cafe in Ede in Netherlands.
“A hostage situation involving several people is underway in a building in the centre” of the town of Ede, police said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter.
The number of people being held is yet to be known but according to locall media reports, around four or five people are involved.
According to the police, there was no indication of a terrorist motive involved in the incident.
Police added that they had cleared off a cordon around a cafe, with residents of around 150 houses being brought to safety.
The local municipality said on its website that the town centre had been closed off and that riot police and explosives experts were at the scene.
(This is a developing story)
“A hostage situation involving several people is underway in a building in the centre” of the town of Ede, police said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter.
The number of people being held is yet to be known but according to locall media reports, around four or five people are involved.
According to the police, there was no indication of a terrorist motive involved in the incident.
Police added that they had cleared off a cordon around a cafe, with residents of around 150 houses being brought to safety.
The local municipality said on its website that the town centre had been closed off and that riot police and explosives experts were at the scene.
(This is a developing story)