Three hostages held in Dutch nightclub released

Heavily armed police earlier cordoned off part of the Dutch town but said “there is no indication of a terrorist motive”

Police gather in Ede (Aleksandar Furtula/AP)

Dutch police said three people who were being held hostage in a nightclub in the central town of Ede have been released but the “situation is not over”.

Gelderland Police announced the hostage release in a message on X, formerly Twitter.