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Suspect arrested after holding four people hostage at Dutch nightclub

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Published March 30, 2024, 6:51 a.m. ET

A Dutch man who took several people hostage at a nightclub in the Netherlands was arrested Saturday after an hours-long standoff with police, authorities said.

The 28-year-old suspect — a Dutch citizen who wasn’t immediately identified — was taken into custody outside Cafe Petticoat in Ede, where four people, including employees, had been held.

No one was hurt during the incident, which started at about 5:30 a.m., prompting the evacuation of roughly 150 homes, police said.

Heavily armed police have cordoned off part of a Dutch town and say that multiple people are being held hostage in a building there. It is unclear how many people are being held.
The 28-year-old suspect was arrested outside of a cafe in Ede, where four people, including employees, had been held hostage. AP
Firefighters gather in Eden, Netherlands where multiple people are being held hostage in a building on March 30, 2024.
No one was hurt during the incident, authorities said. AP

Investigators were working to determine a motive, but there was no indication of terrorism.

The unidentified resident of Ede — a town about 50 miles southeast of Amsterdam — had previously been convicted of threatening behavior in a separate incident.

The victims were “quite shocked and shaken,” Ede police said in a statement, adding counselors were being provided to them on Saturday.

With Post wires