EDE, Netherlands — Closely armed police cordoned off a part of a Dutch city on Saturday, saying that a number of folks have been being held hostage in a constructing there.
Police spokesman Simon Klok instructed The Related Press folks have been being held hostage within the city of Ede however he declined to offer extra particulars of the incident or say how many individuals have been concerned.
Police stated in a message on X, previously Twitter, that “in the mean time there is no such thing as a indication of a terrorist motive.”
Earlier, officers evacuated 150 houses close to a central sq., saying that there was an individual within the space “who might be a hazard to themself or others.”
Pictures from the scene in Ede, a rural market city 85 kilometers (53 miles) southeast of Amsterdam, confirmed police and firefighters on the streets in a cordoned-off space.
The municipality stated that every one retailers within the heart of Ede would stay closed.
