A Man In Amsterdam Got Arrested For Holding A Hostage And Eventually Dies
A man hosted an hours-long hostage situation in an Apple Store in Amsterdam. The 27 years-old man died in the hospital from injuries that he got while conducting this crime.
On Tuesday evening he entered the store. He demanded 200 million Euros in cryptocurrency after taking a person hostage at gunpoint.
The store is situated at Leidseplein, one of the busiest places in the city. There was live-streams footage of the hostage situation as well.
The hostage somehow managed to escape from his grip and he follows the hostage to the streets while a police car deliberately knocked down the suspect with the intention of stopping him.
It is an ongoing investigation, and police have refused to share the name of the suspect yet. But they have confirmed that he is a resident of Amsterdam and has a criminal record as well. Though, the motive behind this act of crime remains unclear to the police department.
A police officer said, ‘We are investigating the possible motives of the hostage-taker and the explosives he carried on his body’.
They have found explosives on the body of the suspect, though it was not ready to detonate, the investigation team informed.
Police officers were first informed about the scenario around 17.40 of local time; the suspect entered the building in a camouflaged military-like outfit.
Around 70 people were able to leave the building while a few of them hid in the cupboard of the store. And one was kept as a hostage. There are no other injuries were reported one the crime scene.
Various images have circulated on Dutch media which shows that the man is waving firearms in one hand and holding a person with the other hand. The photo was sent to Amsterdam TV channel AT5; it appeared that the person is likely to have explosives strapped to his body.
The photos showed that the hostage was hand-cuffed from his back while sitting opposite of the hostage-taker, which went viral on the internet.
After five hours of hostage standout, the hostage managed to escape while water was being delivered at the request of the gunman. From 5.30 to 10.45 the situation was worsening.
The gunman chased the hostage and was hit by a police car a BMW X5. After that, the suspect lay on the streets motionless. A robot was sent over to check the explosive that was attached to his body.
He was arrested immediately and was taken to the hospital, where he died of the injuries he had.
Amsterdam police Chief Frank Paauw said, ‘a Bulgarian man, not a Briton as previously reported – had played a heroic role by forcing a breakthrough in the stand-off.’
The Apple store made a statement by saying, ‘we are incredibly grateful and relieved that our employees and customers in Amsterdam are safe after this terrifying experience’.
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