Amsterdam: gunman overpowered and all hostages free after Apple store siege – police

Dutch police say all hostages are safe after a man with a firearm entered a shop in the city centre, starting a siege that lasted several hours

A man with a firearm who held several people hostage in an Apple store in central Amsterdam has been overpowered after a siege lasting several hours, police have said, adding that the last of the hostages had been freed.

Police had deployed several special units to get the situation under control" after being alerted of an armed robbery at 5.40 pm (1640 GMT) on Tuesday, which had rapidly transformed into a hostage situation.