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Hostage stand-off in Dutch city | |
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An armed man has taken four people hostage in the city hall in the Dutch city of Almelo, about 150km (100 miles) east of Amsterdam, reports say. | |
A city council member and three others were reported to be among those being held by the owner of a restaurant. | |
The man had recently lost his restaurant licence, the national broadcaster NOS said. | |
According to one report, he set his car on fire in front of the city hall, then slipped in as it created a diversion. |