Man in bulletproof vest, carrying bag suitcase arrested in Utrecht city office

The police responded en masse to the Utrecht city office on Tuesday due to a suspicious situation. A man was in the waiting room wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying an extremely heavy bag, RTL Nieuws reports.

The man was arrested by police officers in bulletproof vests. The arrest went smoothly and without incident, according to the police. The municipal office was not evacuated or closed during the action.

The police can not yet say whether anything suspicious was found in the heavy bag the man had with him.