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Amsterdam hostage taker dies of injuries in hospital

The Hague (AFP) - A 27-year-old man who held several people hostage at an Apple store on a busy Amsterdam square has died in hospital from his injuries, Dutch prosecutors said late Wednesday.

AFP

Amsterdam Apple shop hostage-taker sought 200M-euro ransom

Police say that an armed man who held a hostage for hours in the Apple Store in Amsterdam demanded a ransom of 200 million euros (more than $226 million) in cryptocurrencies before he was run over by police as he chased his hostage out of the shop

The Independent UK

What Went Down At Apple Amsterdam Store Today With The Hostage Situation?

A hostage situation that developed in Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) flagship store in Amsterdam’s central Leidseplein square has been resolved.

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Hostage drama at Amsterdam Apple store ends, gunman overpowered

The Hague (AFP) - A man with a firearm who held several people hostage at Apple's flagship store in central Amsterdam was overpowered late Tuesday after a siege lasting several hours, police said, adding that the last of the hostages had been freed.

AFP

Standoff ends at Amsterdam Apple Store, hostage safe

An hours-long hostage standoff at the Apple Store in Amsterdam has ended with police in a car driving into the hostage taker as he ran from the store

The Independent UK

Unknown number of people held hostage at gunpoint in Amsterdam Apple store

Dutch police confirmed on Tuesday that they had sent special units to a central square in the city after receiving reports of a hostage situation

Irish Mirror

Amsterdam: Hostage drama at Apple store ends as gunman hit by police car

He was run over as he chased a hostage, reportedly a British man, who fled from the building

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Hostage taker in Amsterdam Apple store dies of his injuries

The man who held a customer hostage at gunpoint at an Amsterdam Apple store has died of the injuries he sustained during his arrest, public prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Man with gun takes hostage or hostages at Amsterdam Apple store -police

Dutch police said on Tuesday they had sent special units to a central square in Amsterdam because a man with a gun had taken one or more people hostage at an Apple store there.

Reuters

Amsterdam hostage situation: Apple Store captive rescued after gunman’s five hour stand-off with police

Armed police and special units swarm busy Leidseplein square as residents urged to stay indoors

The Independent UK

Amsterdam hostage incident: Gunman mown down by police as victims released after 5 hours

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT AND STRONG LANGUAGE Amsterdam police have confirmed dozens of the hostages held at an Apple store in the Dutch capital's bustling Leidseplein district have now been freed

Daily Mirror

Ajax star Haller out to extend Champions League scoring streak

Amsterdam (AFP) - Sebastien Haller will be bidding to continue his remarkable scoring record in this season's Champions League when his Ajax side face Benfica in the first leg of their last-16 tie on Wednesday.

AFP

Dublin Airport flights: Dozens of flights cancelled due to Storm Eunice as Dublin and Cork Airport both affected

Gusts of over 105 km/h have been recorded across the island, with trees falling and thousands being left without power thanks to the wicked storm

Irish Mirror

Storm Eunice: All the flights that have been cancelled and diverted across UK

Exclusive: British Airways has cancelled dozens of departures to and from Heathrow and London City

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The Conversation

“Bersiap”: a shared history of mass violence that haunts Indonesia and the Netherlands

A recently opened exhibition on the Indonesian Revolution at the Dutch Royal Museum (Rijksmuseum) in Amsterdam could represent another step towards enhancing friendship between two former foes.

ABC News

As tourists begin thinking about an overseas holiday, some destinations are wary about having too many back

As international borders reopen and people begin making holiday plans, some popular destinations are putting in measures to keep tourist numbers down, or at least make sure they stay on their best behaviour.

The Independent UK

Amsterdam heroin smuggler who claimed he was on Dunkirk day trip jailed

Daniel Whereatt was stopped in Dover in 2019.

ABC News

Former Queensland homicide detective played key role on team searching for who betrayed Anne Frank’s family to the Nazis

Former Queensland homicide detective Brendan Rook played a key role on the team that spent five years looking for an answer to the world's most famous cold case — the hunt for who betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis in 1944.

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The Hindu

India Under-19 champions back home

The squad took the long flight back from the Caribbean with connections in Amsterdam and Dubai before reaching Bengaluru.

Evening Standard

Just Eat Takeaway picks Europe over US as it ditches Nasdaq listing

Just Eat Takeaway will delist its shares from the Nasdaq in favour of listing on the London and Amsterdam stock exchanges, a rare move by a European tech firm.

Leeds Live

Jet2 city breaks returning to Leeds Bradford Airport with trips to Paris, Rome, Amsterdam and more

Jet2 are set to resume scheduled flights to Iceland and mainland Europe as Covid travel restrictions ease

AFP

Overmars quits Ajax over 'inappropriate' messages to female colleagues

Amsterdam (AFP) - Former Dutch international Marc Overmars resigned as sporting director of Ajax after admitting sending a "series of inappropriate messages" to female colleagues, while Dutch football authorities Monday called on victims to come forward.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire fugitive arrested in Netherlands along with another man wanted by Police Scotland

Jamie "Iceman" Stevenson, from Rutherglen, was apprehended while out jogging in Amsterdam.

Daily Record

Scots fugitive Jamie 'Iceman' Stevenson arrested in Amsterdam with man wanted by Police Scotland

Jamie "Iceman" Stevenson, from Rutherglen, was apprehended while jogging in the Dutch capital.

The Guardian - UK

‘We feel the emotions’: Ukraine and Russia meet for place in futsal final

Specific security plans are in place for Euros match in Amsterdam but teams want to focus on sport not politics

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