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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Police gather at Amsterdam Apple Store as armed person said holding hostage inside
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleArmed police gather outside the Apple Store in Amsterdam amid reports that an armed assailant in the store is holding a hostage there.
Amsterdam police say in a tweet that “somebody with a firearm is in the store, police are at the location with many (specialized) units to bring the situation under control.”
The tweet does not identify the location as the Apple Store, but images and films on social media appear to show an armed person in the store, apparently holding somebody else.
https://twitter.com/Widedo2/status/1496172663479451662
Local broadcaster AT5 suggests that the standoff was the result of an attempted armed robbery.
Further details are not immediately available.
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