Man takes hostages in Dutch city

A man took an unknown number of people hostage in the city hall in Almelo, a Dutch city some 150 km (100 miles) east of the capital of Amsterdam, police said on Monday. Police were trying to talk to the man, a police spokeswoman said. A burnt-out car...

A man took an unknown number of people hostage in the city hall in Almelo, a Dutch city some 150 km (100 miles) east of the capital of Amsterdam, police said on Monday.

Police were trying to talk to the man, a police spokeswoman said.

A burnt-out car was standing in front of the city hall and a restaurant in the city had been set on fire but it was not clear whether there was a link to the hostage drama, the spokeswoman said.

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