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| Three off-duty Dutch commandos shot outside hotel in Indianapolis | Three off-duty Dutch commandos shot outside hotel in Indianapolis |
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| A Dutch commando in battle dress (file image) | A Dutch commando in battle dress (file image) |
| Three Dutch commandos, who were in the US for training, have been shot and wounded outside a hotel in the city of Indianapolis while off duty. | Three Dutch commandos, who were in the US for training, have been shot and wounded outside a hotel in the city of Indianapolis while off duty. |
| The incident occurred at around 03:30 on Saturday local time in the city's entertainment district. | The incident occurred at around 03:30 on Saturday local time in the city's entertainment district. |
| Indianapolis police say officers found the three men with gunshot wounds and they were taken to nearby hospitals. | Indianapolis police say officers found the three men with gunshot wounds and they were taken to nearby hospitals. |
| The Dutch defence ministry said one of the men was in a critical condition and that the other two were conscious. | The Dutch defence ministry said one of the men was in a critical condition and that the other two were conscious. |
| It said all three were members of the Commando Corps, one of the special operations units in the Netherlands armed forces. | It said all three were members of the Commando Corps, one of the special operations units in the Netherlands armed forces. |
| The shooting occurred during their free time in front of the hotel where they were staying, the ministry added. | The shooting occurred during their free time in front of the hotel where they were staying, the ministry added. |
| Local police said they believed there had been an earlier altercation between the men and another person or group. | Local police said they believed there had been an earlier altercation between the men and another person or group. |
| Speaking to FOX59, an officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said: "Right now the information we're willing to disclose is that it was not something that occurred inside the hotel. | Speaking to FOX59, an officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said: "Right now the information we're willing to disclose is that it was not something that occurred inside the hotel. |
| "It was a previous altercation we believe at another location." | "It was a previous altercation we believe at another location." |
| The Dutch defence ministry said the men's families had been informed and that an investigation by local police was under way. | The Dutch defence ministry said the men's families had been informed and that an investigation by local police was under way. |
| No arrests have been made. | No arrests have been made. |
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| US gun violence | US gun violence |
| Gun crime | Gun crime |
| Netherlands | Netherlands |
| United States | United States |