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Firefighter on the scene
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Fire destroys historic building in Zutphen, dozens evacuated
26 January 2025 - 10:30
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Closed-off area in Ede where the hostage-taking took place, Dec. 10, 2024.
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Hostage-taker is 28-year-old man from Ede; police was able to observe him via surveillance cameras
31 March 2024 - 09:10
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Marthyne Kunst, chief public prosecutor in the eastern Netherlands and Ede Mayor René Verhulst at the press-conference on hostage-taking in Ede.
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Ede hostage-taking: Suspect was known to the judiciary; evacuated residents can return home
30 March 2024 - 15:10
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A man, probably the hostage-taker, is arrested by the DSI in front of a café in Ede. This put an end to a hostage situation in the cafe, in which four people were held
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Ede hostage situation ends: One arrest, four freed, no injuries
30 March 2024 - 13:07
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Multiple police units and fire brigade prepare for hostage situation in Ede, March 2024.
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Three hostages released from Ede café, but police say situation is ongoing
30 March 2024 - 11:36
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Police units deployed in the center of Ede after incident, March 2024.
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150 homes evacuated due to hostage situation in Ede, people should stay indoors
30 March 2024 - 09:23
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Crime scene tape with a police car in the background
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Major damage to Amsterdam apartment complex due to explosion
3 December 2023 - 17:40
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Dutch fire brigade truck.
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Major fire in warehouse of food company in Oosterwolde
3 December 2023 - 12:20
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Crime scene tape with a police car in the background
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Man killed and three injured in shooting incident in Den Helder; 20 homes in Susteren evacuated due to fire
5 August 2023 - 10:40
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An ambulance in the Netherlands
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One injured after explosion at apartment complex in Leiden
8 July 2023 - 18:25
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A woman is being arrested
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Homes cleared as man threatens to blow up neighborhood
16 December 2014 - 08:05

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