According to Reuters, a gunman entered the offices of NOS, a Dutch national broadcaster, and demanded air time. The man wore a suit and tie, and openly weilded a hand gun. A video later released by the broadcaster shows the man on air for roughly four minutes before surrendering to police officers.
Thomas Erdbrink, Tehran bureau chief for the New York Times, tweeted an image of demands allegedly made by the gunman, including a live broadcast with no tickers or banners. The gunman claimed to have planted eight explosives and have been working with five other gunman as well as 38 hackers. It remains unclear if the gunman was working alone or if the station was put under any legitimate cyber threat following the incident.
Alleged demands from now apprehended armed man who demanded air time on Dutch main news show, claims bombs hidden. pic.twitter.com/9nb3QQegVr
— Thomas Erdbrink (@ThomasErdbrink) January 29, 2015
Following the incident, the station displayed the message, "In connection with circumstances, no broadcast is available at this time."
Reports Dutch national news off air due to gunman in studio.. building reportedly evacuated - picture on TV now pic.twitter.com/YM2Kd6TBzM
— anna holligan (@annaholligan) January 29, 2015
Steven Dalebout, a reporter at NOS, tweeted that the gunman was overpowered. The RTL press agency reported the offices were cleared. Dutch officials had not yet made a comment on the matter.
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