A hostage was seen handcuffed in an Apple store in Amsterdam, where his captor demanded a ransom of 200 million euros … before the prisoner escaped and allowed police to OVERVIEW the swindler
- A male hostage was seen handcuffed at an Apple store in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Tuesday night
- A captive hero managed to escape from his captor, forcing his attacker to chase him and the police to run over the swindler
- An earlier clip showed the prisoner in a lock with a gun pointed at his head before swinging it at people outside.
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This is the moment when a hostage was handcuffed in an Apple store in Amsterdam before he could escape … and take his kidnapper outside, where the police ran him over.
Photos from last night’s dramatic incident show that the handcuffed hostage was sitting behind a gunman believed to be a 27-year-old Dutchman, pointing a firearm at him.
An earlier clip showed the prisoner in a castle on his head with a gun aimed at his head in the store. The kidnapper could be seen brandishing his weapon as he showed customers sitting in a restaurant across the street.
Earlier today, Dutch media reported that the hostage was British, but later police confirmed that he was a 44-year-old man from Bulgaria.
The hostage managed to escape the ordeal by escaping from the shooter, who then chased him down the street before being hit by a police car on Leidseplein, a square in the center of the Dutch capital.
The incident, which began at about 5:40 p.m., lasted nearly five hours and involved dozens of hostages. Dozens of hostages left the building by 9:15 p.m., and officers announced the incident around 10 p.m.
Amsterdam police said: “We managed to stop the kidnapper by hitting him when he escaped. Cruel images of this collision can be seen.
“We now know that the suspect did not have explosives on his body and the medical staff is now taking care of him.”
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A hostage was seen handcuffed at an Apple store in Amsterdam, where his captor demanded a ransom of 200 million euros before the prisoner escaped and allowed police to run over the swindler on Tuesday night.
Footage shows the assailant chasing a fleeing prisoner (left) before being suddenly hit by a car (right) in Leidseplein – a square in the center of the Dutch capital
The kidnapper was lying next to a police robot on the street shortly after the incident at the Apple Store. Police said the suspect had no explosives on his body
Earlier, footage showed a man with a lock with what looks like a gun aimed at his head in a Leidseplein store – a square in the center of the Dutch capital
The hostage-taker was seen wrapping his arm around his captive as the couple browsed Apple products together at a store in Amsterdam.
Another video also shot about a dozen armed police officers hiding and surrounding a store in the city.
The forces added: “They go to the police station for testimony and, of course, for follow-up care in support of the victims.”
Police initially said: “Due to a signal at a Leidseplein store, the police are now stationed there. More information will follow through this Twitter channel.
An update at around 5.55 pm adds: “There is someone with a firearm near the store in question, the police are on site with many (specialized) units to control the situation.”
Another statement said they were reluctant to provide information “so as not to interfere with our investigation and efforts there”.
The forces said at 19:00 that the “hostage situation” continues, before about an hour later he confirmed that “several people have managed to leave”.
One witness said they had to “flee for their lives” after hearing gunshots.
They told Dutch television AT5: “I was standing on a zebra in front of the apple shop. An employee panicked with a walkie-talkie and shouted.
A window shattered by a bullet in the Apple Store on Leidseplein in Amsterdam after a hostage situation on Tuesday night
Another clip shot about a dozen armed police officers running near a store in the city
Gunmen are seen standing next to a police car near Leidseplein during the hostage situation. Members of the public were advised to stay away from the site
Security forces take action around the store after armed robbers allegedly entered the store in the center of Amsterdam
“At that moment, the penny had not yet fallen and I was going to cross the intersection opposite the entrance to the Apple Store.
“And then I heard gunshots inside.”
Members of the public have been advised to stay away from the scene so that the police can “focus on dealing with the situation”.
Dutch journalist Wouter Laumans tweeted earlier: “The situation with the hostages of the Apple Store Leidseplein is still going on.
“A police officer on the strip talks about the ‘possible danger of an explosion.’
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