Two men, one of whom was wearing a balaclava, left a bar in the city Just from, in the east of the Netherlands, where they had held many hostages since dawn. Both came out with their hands in the air. Police handcuffed one of them.
Early in the morning, all the hostages were released, Reuters writes. Police evacuated 150 houses in the area around the scene of the attack, officials said.
Several special units were dispatched to the spot and police asked residents not to approach the area.
The case took place in a building in the center of the city. At a local bar called Petticoat, a Dutch newspaper reportedTelegraph, citing several anonymous sources. The main suspect is A The man who entered the bar this morning was allegedly armed and in possession of explosives.
oh Petticoat Stay inside Neue Stationstraat – translated into Portuguese, Rua da Nova Estação – and was about to close the doors when the man entered the establishment, took hostages and threatened to blow himself up. The bar owner was not on site and confirmed that some employees were in the building.
The alarm was given at six in the morning, two hours after the usual time for the bar to close, and no customers were inside at that time. The bar hosted an event this evening with Dutch music technical.