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Rotterdam: Multiple people killed after two shootings in university hospital and home
Police have detained a 32-year-old man and are investigating whether he was involved in both shootings.
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Thursday 28 September 2023 17:31, UK
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ROTTERDAM – Police officers from the special interventions department at the Erasmus MC Rotterdam on the Westzeedijk. A suspect has been arrested after two shooting incidents. One of the shooting incidents was at the Erasmus MC. A fire was also set there.
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A suspect has been arrested after two shooting incidents
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Multiple people have been killed in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam after two shootings at a university hospital and a home, police confirmed.
A suspect has been arrested under the helipad of the Erasmus Medical Centre, where one of the shootings took place.
The other attack took place at a nearby apartment. It is not clear if the two incidents are linked.
Police have detained a 32-year-old man and are investigating whether he was involved in both shootings.
Police officers secure the area after Dutch police arrested a suspect after a shooting in Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Police officers secured the area after the arrest
A police officer from the special intervention service walks outside the Erasmus MC Rotterdam hospital on Rochussenstraat, which has been cordoned off after two shooting incidents in Rotterdam
A man wearing military clothing carrying a handgun had opened fire in a classroom at the university hospital.
Police said there were no indications of a second shooter.
The number of victims have not been announced, as Rotterdam police said they were informing family members before releasing further details.
Police have entered the university hospital in search of victims.
Fires also broke out at both locations, local authorities said.
No motive for the shootings has been announced.
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