Netherlands: a hostage taking is underway

This Saturday March 30, the Dutch police indicated that a hostage-taking was in progress. No terrorist motivation has yet been identified. claimed.

Fear à Ede. This Saturday, March 30, "a hostage-taking involving several people is underway in a building in the center of the town of Ede,” the heart of the Netherlands, said the local police, in a press release; published on the social network X, reports BFMTV.

The Dutch authorities officially do not know the number of hostages held, local media say four & agrave; five people, specifies the French channel. Ede town center is currently closed. and the houses around the building where When the hostage-taking took place, the hostages were taken into custody. evacuated. The municipalityé indicated&eac; on its website that riot police and explosives experts were on the scene.

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No terrorist motivation claimed

If the bloody attack that occurred a week ago near Moscow, in Russia and left 143 dead, is ready They are in people's minds but Dutch law enforcement emphasizes that there was at the moment no sign of a "terrorist motivation".