Coverage dated February 21, 2022 to February 22, 2022

Amsterdam hostage taker asked for 200 mn in cryptocurrency

Headline from Digital Journal

A man who held several people hostage at an Apple store in Amsterdam demanded 200 million in cryptocurrency.

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Reports & sources

30 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Amsterdam: gunman takes hostages in Apple store (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Dutch police says some have been able to leave store where one armed man has taken hostages

  2. The Hill

    Armed man takes at least one hostage at Amsterdam Apple store (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    An armed man took at least one person hostage Tuesday in an Apple store in the Dutch capital city of Amsterdam.

  3. France 24

    Gunman takes people hostage at Amsterdam Apple store (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A man with a firearm walked into an Apple store in central Amsterdam late Tuesday and was holding people hostage, police said, adding that several of them had been released.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Hostage situation at Amsterdam Apple store | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Police confirmed they had sent special units to central Amsterdam to respond to a hostage situation at the Apple store. Local media suggested it started as an apparent robbery.

  5. France 24

    Hostage drama at Amsterdam Apple store ends, gunman overpowered (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A man with a firearm who held several people hostage at Apple's flagship store in central Amsterdam was overpowered late Tuesday after a siege lasting several hours, police said, adding that the last…

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    Armed police at Amsterdam Apple Store, armed person inside (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Armed police have gathered outside the Apple Store in Amsterdam and said there is “an ongoing hostage situation” in the shop on one of the Dutch capital’s most popular squares.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Hostage situation ends at Amsterdam Apple store | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Police said that they had apprehended the individual that had taken hostages at an Apple Store in Amsterdam. Local media suggested it started as an armed robbery.

  8. The Times of Israel

  9. Insider

    Police captured an armed suspect following a hostage situation at an Apple store in Amsterdam (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Amsterdam police said they hit the man as he fled the Apple store, adding that no explosives were found on his body and he was taken to the hospital.

  10. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Standoff ends at Amsterdam Apple Store, hostage safe (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    An hours-long hostage standoff at the Apple Store in Amsterdam ended late Tuesday with police in a car driving into the hostage taker as he ran from the store. His hostage was safe, police said.

  11. MyNorthwest

    Amsterdam Apple shop hostage-taker sought 200M-euro ransom (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    AMSTERDAM (AP) -- A gunman who held a hostage for hours in the Apple Store in Amsterdam demanded a ransom of 200 million euros (more than $226 million) in

  12. Herald Bulletin

    Prosecutors say Amsterdam Apple shop hostage-taker dies (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Herald Bulletin's feed description

    AMSTERDAM (AP) — A gunman who held a hostage for hours in the Apple Store in Amsterdam before he was run over by police as he chased the hostage out

  13. NBC News

    Amsterdam police end hostage taking at Apple flagship store (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    “We managed to end the situation by hitting the hostage taker with a car when he ran outside,” police said on Twitter, adding that the man was being treated for serious injuries.

  14. Breitbart News

    Police Run Over Suspect in $220m Ransom Hostage Taking at Apple Store (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A gunman held a hostage at the Amsterdam Apple Store demanded a ransom of €200mn in crypto before he was run over by a police car.

  15. Al Jazeera

    Amsterdam police end hostage situation at Apple flagship store (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Police hits a suspected hostage taker with a car and arrests him after the 27-year-old runs outside armed with two guns.

  16. Digital Journal

    Amsterdam hostage taker asked for 200 mn in cryptocurrency (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    A man who held several people hostage at an Apple store in Amsterdam demanded 200 million in cryptocurrency.

  17. The Daily Caller

    Man Armed With Explosives Holds Hostage At Gunpoint In Amsterdam Apple Store. Hours-Long Standoff Ends With Police Officer Running Him Over (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A Dutch police officer ended an hours-long standoff by running over the hostage-taker with a car Tuesday evening, according to Reuters.

  18. Fox News

    Armed hostage taker in Amsterdam Apple store run over by police (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A hostage taker in the Apple Store in Amsterdam demanded a ransom of 200 million euros before he was run over by police as he chased his hostage out of the shop, police and prosecutors said Wednesday.

  19. FOX Business

    Amsterdam Apple Store hostage situation resolved by police (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    After an hours-long standoff, police confirmed that the suspect has been stopped and that the hostage is safe.

  20. Triblive

    Amsterdam Apple Store hostage-taker sought 200M-euro ransom (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    A gunman who held a hostage for hours in the Apple Store in Amsterdam demanded a ransom of 200 million euros (more than $226 million) in cryptocurrencies before he was run over by police as he chased his hostage out of the shop, police and prosecutors said Wednesday. The tense,

  21. Engadget

    Apple Store hostage taker demanded $226,000 in cryptocurrency as ransom (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Before he was apprehended by Amsterdam police, the suspect involved in Tuesday’s Apple Store hostage situation demanded a €200 million (approximately $226 million) ransom paid in cryptocurrencies.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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