Hostage crisis: Man arrested in Apple store Amsterdam dies

Thursday, 24 February 2022 - 10:58

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A 27-year-old man who launched an hours-long hostage standoff at an Apple store in Amsterdam has died in hospital from his injuries.

The armed man had entered the store on Tuesday, taking one person hostage and demanding some €200m (£165m; $230m) in cryptocurrency.

The suspect was deliberately hit by a police car after running out of the building to chase the hostage, who had managed to escape.

An investigation is ongoing.

Police have not publicly named the suspect but said he was a resident of Amsterdam with a criminal record. They have not yet established a motive.

They said an investigation had found that the suspect had explosives on his body, but that they were not ready to detonate.


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