Police from Netherlands reported that four men who were kidnapped during the hostage-taking this Saturday in a pub in the town of Ede, and who arrested the suspect in custody.
First, a group of three hostages was freed, as announced by the Dutch police through a social network, with the arrest of the suspect who carried out the kidnapping.
The arrested man came out of the pub with a balaclava on his head and his back turned to a group of specialized police officers, before whom he knelt down to handcuff him and take him away in a car, according to the video that was broadcast by the media. .
During the morning, security forces were negotiating with the alleged hijacker, the chief of operations of the Los Angeles police said. East Holland, Anne Jan Oosterheertin the statements collected by the public broadcaster NOS during the press conference after the event.
Police received the first call around 5:15 a.m. CET reporting a possible hostage situation in a cocktail bar, Oosterheert said: “Within two minutes we arrived at the scene and it turned out to be a very serious situation; it is possible that there were explosives and knives were also seen. Then we cordoned off the area.”
this morning, The police ruled out that there was a terrorist motive behind this incidentalthough he also has not yet given other details about the reasons for the kidnapping.
At the press conference that followed, the head of the East Netherlands Prosecutor’s Office, Marthyne Kunstshe confirmed that the arrested person was carrying several knives that he was showing to the hostages and that he also had a black backpack, although the MUP representative said that she did not know what was inside.
“In the coming days, we will conduct a thorough investigation into this, as well as into the mental state of the suspect,” who has already been convicted of threats, Kunst said in a statement carried by NOS.
The hostage-taking took place in a pub Petticoata popular cocktail bar that opens early in the morning in the city of Ede, located in the center of the Netherlands.
The hostages were employees who were cleaning the premises at the time.said the mayor of Ede, René Verhulst, at a press conference after the kidnapping.
In pictures released by the Dutch press, the three hostages who were initially released as a group appear wearing sweaters screen-printed with the name of the facility.
Acting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte gave the kidnap victims “a lot of strength to face this intense and drastic event.”
“Great respect and recognition for the police, emergency services and the Special Intervention Service for being able to successfully end the hostage situation in the bar in Ede,” added Rutte in a message posted on the X social network.
Last night the Petticoat bar was open as usual to host a 16+ party.
When the police received a tip about a possible hostage situation, they deployed special intervention units around the bar, cordoned off the area around the place and evacuated about 150 houses in the area.
Now, security forces are investigating inside and outside the premises to find out what happened and are keeping a police cordon around the pub.
Source: Panama America
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