Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters
- A hostage situation unfolded Tuesday at an Apple store in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Amsterdam police said a man with a firearm was in the store, later adding that several people were able to escape.
- They later said they stopped the suspect by hitting him, apparently with a vehicle, as he fled the store.
Several people were involved in a hostage situation in an Apple store in Amsterdam on Tuesday, reports say.
Amsterdam police were alerted to an attempted armed robbery around 5:30 pm local time on Tuesday, Reuters reports. Around 7 pm, police tweeted that there was a man with a firearm in the Apple store in Leidseplein, a square in the center of the city, and that they were deploying several specialized units in response.
Two hours later, police tweeted that several people had been able to leave the store since the start of the incident.
At 11 pm, police said the suspect was lying on the street and being examined for explosives by a robot, adding that “the hostage is safe.” They also said they were able to bring additional people who were in the store to safety.
Shortly after, police tweeted that they stopped the suspect by “hitting him” as he fled the store. Videos circulating, including one published by Netherlands-based news agency BNO News, appear to show the suspect being hit by a vehicle as he ran from the Apple store.
The suspect had no explosives on his body and was being treated by medical personnel, police said. They later added that he was taken to the hospital and they are conducting an extensive search at the Apple store where the situation unfolded.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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