Photo NOS
Staff were evacuated from the building in the Media Park in the central city of Hilversum, The Netherlands.
The man, who was well-dressed and carrying a pistol, entered the studio control room, Dutch media report.
He was overpowered by a security guard, ANP news agency reports, adding that the gun was fitted with a silencer.
During the disruption to the NOS news program, the channel broadcast a message reading: “In connection with circumstances, no broadcast is available at this time.”
NOS director Jan de Jong told Dutch radio that the man had taken someone, thought to be a guard, with him.
Jan de Jong added that the man had been detained. At least one helicopter was seen flying over the Media Park.
The man had wanted to go to the main evening news studio but instead the guard took him to the studio where daytime bulletins are broadcast, NOS reports.
He had a list of demands and wanted 10 minutes’ airtime. No shots were fired, according to the broadcaster.
Controversial politician Pim Fortuyn was shot dead in the Media Park in 2002 after giving a radio interview.
ZN6uMtuCZwM PDt_WjWWXFwSydney has welcomed 2025 with a spectacular fireworks display - cheers erupted as the clock struck midnight…
Following an eight-year legal battle, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement,…
Former President Jimmy Carter died on December 29 at the age of 100 after spending several…
Georgia’s outgoing president Salome Zourabichvili refused to step down on December 29, saying she was…
The bald eagle has been officially declared the national bird of the United States, after…
Dozens of passengers have survived a crash involving a plane carrying 69 people in Kazakhstan,…
