Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
800px-Stadsbus_Lelystad
Connexxion bus (Picture: Wikimedia Commons/Bartjk) Connexxion bus (Picture: Wikimedia Commons/Bartjk)
Crime
Almere
Amsterdam
armed robbery
bus
bus driver
bus robberies
robbery
Wierden
Wednesday, June 8, 2016 - 07:30
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Knife wielding masked men rob Almere bus

A Connexxion bus was attacked and robbed by two masked men armed with knives in Almere at 00:30 a.m. on Wednesday. No one was injured, a spokesperson for Connexxion said to Omroep Flevoland. The bus in question was traveling on line 328 between Almere and Amsterdam. The two perpetrators got on at Wierden. They threatened the driver and tried to scare the passengers, according to the broadcaster. At least one female passenger was also threatened and told to stay down. She was unhurt, but shaken by the experience, a family member told NL Times. The robbers took off with an unknown amount of money. It is unclear whether they only robbed the driver of ticket money, or if they also robbed the passengers. Robberies on buses are an increasing problem this year. Bus companies in several cities, including Amsterdam, Tilburg and Breda, are hiring extra security and working towards making their buses cashless.

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Violent stabbing in Rotterdam; witness calls it 'a bloodbath'
  • Virologist says he sees merit in opening terraces if it is well regulated
  • Google software used for education not secure enough, Ministers say
  • NL residents underestimate how many kids live in poverty
  • PostNL sees large profit increase during pandemic
  • No significant increase in mental health problems despite pandemic

Top Stories

  • Virologist says he sees merit in opening terraces if it is well regulated
  • Dutch could reopen cafe terraces, universities in three weeks: Report
  • 'Larges Dutch criminal investigation' finds corruption among Amsterdam police
  • Coronavirus infections set new six-week high; hospitalizations up 3 percent for the week
  • Covid restrictions in nursing homes may be relaxed on Monday: Report
  • Dutch compliance with coronavirus measures seems to be declining, says van Dissel

© 2012-2021 NLTimes.nl, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact