According to authorities, a municipality in the central Netherlands saw the evacuation of homes and the closure of the town center on Saturday due to the hostage situation involving multiple individuals.
According to police, there’s no cause to believe that the incident in Ede had a “terrorist motive” at this time.
Police claimed in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that “a hostage situation involving several people is underway in a building in the centre” of the town of Ede.
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Although the exact number of people detained is unknown, local media has stated that four or five people are implicated.
Authorities reported that they had broken the block around a cafe and evacuated about 150 homes’ worth of occupants.
The town center has been cordoned off, and riot police and explosives experts are on the scene, according to the local municipality’s website.
Authorities issued a warning to locals to stay away from the town center, and they diverted train traffic.
“There are a lot of unanswered issues regarding the motivation. There isn’t now any evidence of a terrorist motive, according to the authorities.
While there have been several terror incidents and conspiracies in the Netherlands, they have not been as widespread as in other European nations like France or Britain.
