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Added on the 22/02/2022 23:30:40 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Dutch police cordon off the area and redirect traffic near the scene of a hostage situation at an Apple store in the center of Amsterdam. Police said there were several special units deployed to "get the situation under control", adding that they had been alerted of an armed robbery at 5:40 pm (1640 GMT) which had rapidly transformed into a hostage situation. IMAGES
Images showing Ede's city centre cordoned off and emergency services deployed following the hostage situation. Authorities evacuated the centre of the town, located in central Netherlands, early in the morning after several people were held at Cafe Petticoat. Three of the hostages being held in the cafe have been released, police said, but did not yet sound the all-clear. IMAGES
People in Mumbai wait outside Apple's first retail store in India ahead of its opening. The California-based firm is betting big on the nation of 1.4 billion people -- home to the second-highest number of smartphone users in the world, after China -- with a second store to open in the capital Delhi on Thursday. IMAGES
Lines wrap around an Apple store in New York early morning as the Apple's flagship iPhone X hit stores around the world. The company predicted bumper sales despite the handset's eye-watering price tag and celebrated a surge in profits. IMAGES
A Florida woman and her children survived a hostage situation on Monday afternoon by placing an order along with a message seeking help to a Pizza Hut in Avon Park.