Man arrested in Dutch hostage situation, women released – UPDATE
A man held a woman hostage at a radio station in the Netherlands for a little more than an hour on Thursday before he released her and was arrested, Dutch police said.
UPDATE 3: A police spokeswoman told Reuters the woman had suffered no serious injury but had been taken to an ambulance for examination. The spokeswoman said she had no information about the hostage-taker’s possible motive.
UPDATE 2: A man was arrested in the Dutch radio station 3FM and the woman he held hostage has been released.
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UPDATE 1: Dutch Police confirms hostage-taking at radio station, according to multiple reports.
Dutch police have cordoned off the building in the city of Hilversum, NOS said. The station’s broadcasting is continuing at the moment with no sign of disruption.
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— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) August 17, 2017
The NOS said a man forced his way into the building after making threats to a couple outside.
The incident follows the departure of one of the radio station’s most popular disk jockeys on Wednesday. DJ Giel Beelen announced he was leaving the station after 19 years, probably to accept a job at a different broadcaster.
Photo: Amichai Stein / Twitter
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