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Netherlands: People Killed At University Hospital And Home In Rotterdam As Gunman Opens Fire

Earlier Thursday, police had said that a man wearing military clothing and carrying a handgun had opened fire in a classroom at the university hospital. They also reported a shooting at a home nea𒁏rby.

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People have been killed in two shootings Thursday at a univerဣsity hospital and a home in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, police said, but⛦ they did not immediately announce the number of victims.

Rotterdam police said on X, formerly Twitter, that they were i🐟nforming next of kin before releasing any more details. A suspect had been arrested after the shootings🐠 at the Erasmus Medical Centre and a nearby apartment.

Fire also brဣoke out at both locationsဣ, local authorities said.

Earlier Thursday, police had said that a man wearing military clothing and carrying a handgun had opened fire in a classroom at the university hospital. They also reported a shooting at a home nea✃rby.

Police said they had arrested a 32-year-old m🦩an on the hospital's helipad and were investigating his possible involvement in both shootings.

There have been scores of small explosions and at homes and businesses across Rotterdam this year, ﷽blamed on rival drug gangs.

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