A large number of police officers were dispatched to the Apple Store on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam amid reports of a violent incident there Tuesday evening. Authorities would not immediately confirm reports that two suspects were keeping at least one person hostage in the store. Police asked newswire ANP not to report on the number of people in the store out of safety concerns.
“There is someone with a firearm in/near the shop in question, the police are on site with many (specialist) units to get the situation under control,” police said shortly before 7 p.m. Several witnesses told local broadcaster AT5 that they heard shots fired in the area.
