A 27-year-old man who took over an Apple Store in central Amsterdam, took a hostage, and demanded a €200-million ($223 million) crypto ransom has died in hospital after being mown down by a police car.
The armed suspect, named by Het Parool as Abdel Rahman Akkad, took control of the shop in the city’s bustling Leidseplein area on Tuesday. A tense five-hour standoff with police followed.
The outlet reported the situation ended when Akkad’s 44-year-old Bulgarian hostage, an Apple customer, fled as police delivered water.
The BBC highlighted that the victim was Bulgarian while Dutch media initially claimed they were British.
The armed suspect, named by Het Parool as Abdel Rahman Akkad, took control of the shop in the city’s bustling Leidseplein area on Tuesday. A tense five-hour standoff with police followed.
The outlet reported the situation ended when Akkad’s 44-year-old Bulgarian hostage, an Apple customer, fled as police delivered water.
The BBC highlighted that the victim was Bulgarian while Dutch media initially claimed they were British.