Gunman who stormed Dutch broadcaster claimed to be hacker

A 19-year-old gunman who stormed into the headquarters of Dutch national broadcaster NOS demanding airtime claimed to be from a "hackers' collective," according to a reporter who spoke to the man.
NOS was off-air for around an hour yesterday. When it came back, it showed recorded footage of the young man, wearing a black suit, white shirt and black tie, and carrying a pistol.
Speaking calmly to someone off-camera, the man said, "We are hired in by intelligence agencies." Shortly after, police arrived with their guns drawn and ordered the man to drop his weapon and put his hands up. At least five police officers then ordered him to turn around and lie down, which he did and he was arrested without a struggle.

Police said in a statement the man demanded airtime and threatened that bombs would go off at several locations around the Netherlands if his demand wasn't met. Special police units were searching the building.
Prosecutor Johan Bac, who spoke at a news conference in Hilversum, said the suspect was from the small town of Pijnacker near The Hague. Bac said he was being held on suspicion of making a threat, weapons possession and taking a hostage. The suspect's name wasn't released by the prosecutor. Officials said they were still investigating the man's background and the seriousness of the threat he posed.

"There is a major investigation underway to get clarity as quickly as possible about what happened here tonight," Bac said.

There was no immediate indication that the incident was related to Islamic extremism. Nobody was injured and there were no reports of shots being fired.
NOS reporter Martijn Bink said he spoke to the man after he was arrested and he claimed to be from a hackers' collective. He didn't elaborate.
The broadcaster later reported on its website that the man had a silencer on the pistol and threatened a security guard, forcing him to take him upstairs to the editorial offices.