A man in camouflage gear and a Balaclava fired a gun at Apple’s flagship Amsterdam store. The hostage was reportedly an Apple customer from somewhere outside the Netherlands.

The store is located in leidseplein, a busy area in the city center with many people around. Dozens of other people were also inside when the incident began, but they managed to escape before things came to an end.

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Police on the scene hit the running suspect with an armored BMW X5. As the suspect lay motionless on the ground, police sent over a robot to check them for explosives.

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Police say the hostage-taker requested water which was brought into to the store by a robot. The hostage took that opportunity to run for safety.

At some point, he demanded 200 million in cryptocurrency, as well as safe passage away from the Apple store. Apple has not commented on the incident, and the police did not give a motive.