A TERRIFYING hostage situation is unfolding in the Netherlands after a man armed with weapons and explosives stormed a bar and threatened to blow it up.
Some 150 homes were evacuated as members of the public were asked to steer clear of the area.
EPAPolice and emergency services are deployed in the centre of Ede in the Netherlands[/caption]
Several special police units were deployed to a building in the centre of the eastern Dutch town of Ede this morning, police said on social media.
The hostages are being held at a local bar named Petticoat, national newspaper de Telegraaf reported, citing several anonymous sources.
A man allegedly entered the business at closing time, armed with weapons and explosives, and threatened to blow the place up.
Police told de Telegraaf: “We assume a hostage situation involving several people.”
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