Hostage in the Netherlands/ 150 houses in the area were evacuated + video
| Local sources in the Netherlands reported a hostage situation in a cafe in the city of Ede in the east of this country. |
report Mehr News Agency, citing Sputnik, news sources reported about hostage taking in the Netherlands.
Local sources announced that several people were taken hostage today in a cafe in the town of Ede in the Netherlands. The number of hostages and the attackers are still unknown.
Police sources mentioned the evacuation of 150 houses in the area where the hostage-taking took place.
Dutch police sources announced that several special police units were dispatched to the scene of the incident, a building in the center of the city. 150 houses in the area have been evacuated and people have been asked to stay away from the area.
The Dutch police have not yet disclosed information about the motive of this hostage-taking and the identity of the hostage-taker, but they have announced that there is no indication that the attack was a terrorist attack.
