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Monday, 12 December 2016 - 14:20

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Limburg men arrested for Rotterdam shooting

Two men from Berg en Terblijt in Limburg were arrested over the weekend on suspicion of involvement in a shooting in Rotterdam on Friday. A 23-year-old man from Rotterdam was also arrested, 1Limburg reports.

During the early hours of Friday morning the police received a report of guns shots in Tarwewijk, Rotterdam. A short time later a man showed up at a police station claiming that he was threatened with firearms. The victim, a 25-year-old man from Rotterdam, was taken to a hospital, where a bullet was found in his upper body.

A team of 20 investigators was put on the case and their investigation led to the suspects. The two Limburg men, age 22 and 25, and the suspect from Rotterdam are in custody for questioning. A firearm was found during the arrests.

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