Dutch Hostage

A 27-year-old man who held several people hostage at an Apple store on a busy Amsterdam square has died in hospital from his injuries, Dutch prosecutors said.

A 27-year-old man who held several people hostage at an Apple store on a busy Amsterdam square has died in hospital from his injuries, Dutch prosecutors said late Wednesday.

Several persons have been able to leave an Apple store located on a central square in Amsterdam, where a man with a gun has taken one or more people hostage, the Dutch police said in Tuesday.

A Dutch birdwatcher held by Islamic State-linked terrorists was killed on Friday during a firefight between his kidnappers and soldiers in the southern Philippines, according to the military, which said he was shot by his captors as he tried to escape.

The No More Ransomware project is a collaboration among Europol, the Dutch National Police and cyber-security firms Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab.

A Dutch hostage freed after being held by Al-Qaeda's north African arm in Mali for more than three years arrived in the capital Bamako on Tuesday, shouting "freedom!" as he exited his plane.

A Dutch hostage freed after being held by Al-Qaeda-linked extremists in Mali for more than three years was due to arrive in the capital Bamako today, Dutch and Malian diplomatic sources said.

French special forces today rescued a Dutch train driver kidnapped nearly four years ago in Mali by Al Qaeda's north Africa arm in an operation that killed several jihadists.

French special forces today rescued a Dutch national kidnapped nearly four years ago in northern Mali by AQIM Islamists in an operation that killed a number of suspected jihadists, officials said.

The North African jihadist group Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb released a video on Monday purporting to show a French and a Dutch hostage held since November 2011 in the Sahara.

Britain, Germany, Canada and the Netherlands urged their citizens to immediately leave the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday, warning of an imminent threat against Westerners days after a deadly hostage crisis in neighboring Algeria.

A 27-year-old man who held several people hostage at an Apple store on a busy Amsterdam square has died in hospital from his injuries, Dutch prosecutors said.

A 27-year-old man who held several people hostage at an Apple store on a busy Amsterdam square has died in hospital from his injuries, Dutch prosecutors said late Wednesday.

Several persons have been able to leave an Apple store located on a central square in Amsterdam, where a man with a gun has taken one or more people hostage, the Dutch police said in Tuesday.

A Dutch birdwatcher held by Islamic State-linked terrorists was killed on Friday during a firefight between his kidnappers and soldiers in the southern Philippines, according to the military, which said he was shot by his captors as he tried to escape.

The No More Ransomware project is a collaboration among Europol, the Dutch National Police and cyber-security firms Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab.

A Dutch hostage freed after being held by Al-Qaeda's north African arm in Mali for more than three years arrived in the capital Bamako on Tuesday, shouting "freedom!" as he exited his plane.

A Dutch hostage freed after being held by Al-Qaeda-linked extremists in Mali for more than three years was due to arrive in the capital Bamako today, Dutch and Malian diplomatic sources said.

French special forces today rescued a Dutch train driver kidnapped nearly four years ago in Mali by Al Qaeda's north Africa arm in an operation that killed several jihadists.

French special forces today rescued a Dutch national kidnapped nearly four years ago in northern Mali by AQIM Islamists in an operation that killed a number of suspected jihadists, officials said.

The North African jihadist group Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb released a video on Monday purporting to show a French and a Dutch hostage held since November 2011 in the Sahara.

Britain, Germany, Canada and the Netherlands urged their citizens to immediately leave the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday, warning of an imminent threat against Westerners days after a deadly hostage crisis in neighboring Algeria.