Police arrest 34 after deadly gang shootout in eastern Netherlands

Several foreign suspects were among those arrested, according to prosecutors.Published On 1 Sep 20261 Sep 2026Dutch police have arrested ⁠34 ⁠suspects after a drug-related shooting in a small town in the east of the country that left a security guard dead and two police officers injured.Jolanda Aalbers, head of the regional police, told reporters on Tuesday that a “large group” of masked men had opened fire at 4am (02:00GMT) when police arrived at a house in Overasselt, a village near the German border, to investigate reports of suspicious activity.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Dutch court sentences Syrian to 26 years for torturing for al-Assadlist 2 of 4Israel uses ‘battlefield evidence’ to prosecute Palestinians abroadlist 3 of 4A world on trial: How lawyers documenting Israeli abuse pay a pricelist 4 of 4Dutch court hands life sentence to Rwandan man for genocide roleend of listDuring the shootout, a 51-year-old security guard was killed while two of the officers arriving at the scene sustained injuries that were not life-threatening, Aalbers said.“When the first police unit arrived at the scene, shots were fired immediately,” the police chief said. “That was an ...