Hostage taking in Netherlands ended. One person left the affected café with his arms raised and was taken into police custody.

There are no signs of a terrorist motive, the police in the province of Gelderland said on X (formerly Twitter) The police had called for people to avoid the center of the city, which is not far from Arnhem. Train services in the affected area were suspended. The region around Ede is best known for the De Hoge Veluwe National Park with its forests, heath and grass areas.