Hostage situation in Eindhoven hotel ends in arrest of two suspects

A reported kidnapping at the Hotel van der Valk in Eindhoven ended when a responding specialized police team arrested the suspects involved. There were no injuries, and police did not evacuate the hotel, authorities said.

"At about 19 hours, we received a notification that a man was being held hostage in a hotel room. Later in the room, the tactical arrest team took two foreign men into custody," Eindhoven police said on Twitter. Evidence was collected at the crime scene into Monday night, and both suspects were to be questioned either Monday or Tuesday to determine what happened in the hotel room, police said at about 10:30 p.m.

The police did not give any information about the identities of the people involved in the alleged kidnapping. According to a spokesperson no weapons were found in the hotel room.

Vanavond was er een gijzelingsituatie in een hotelkamer aan de #aalsterweg in #eindhoven. Omstreeks 19 uur kregen wij een melding dat er een man werd gegijzeld in een hotelkamer. In de kamer hield het arrestatieteam later op de avond 2 buitenlandse mannen aan.

— Politie Eenheid Oost-Brabant (@Pol_OostBrabant) January 8, 2018

Momenteel vindt er onderzoek in de kamer plaats. De recherche gaat morgen de beide mannen verhoren over wat er precies is gebeurd. Er zijn geen gewonden. Het hotel hoefde niet ontruimd te worden.

— Politie Eenheid Oost-Brabant (@Pol_OostBrabant) January 8, 2018