Amsterdam police arrest Delft coffee shop shooting suspect

Police badge and radio.
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Police badge and radio.
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A 26-year-old man from Amsterdam has been arrested of suspicion of involvement in severa; shootings at cannabis cafes in Delft on September 16, the public prosecution department said on Wednesday.

In total, two attempted shootings and one actual shooting were recorded by surveillance cameras, the department said. The footage was broadcast on television crime show with an appeal for information.

Delft has been hit by a string of violent incidents this year. On Monday, police fired shots at two men who ran off after being questioned about what officers thought may be a gun.

In June, three people were arrested in connection with a series of shootings and a grenade attack in which a coffee shop, tanning studio, jewellery store and clothes shop came under fire.

Police believe the incidents, which all took place in the early morning, may be linked to a gangland turf war.

In August, Delft was rocked again by the murder of notorious city criminal Karel Pronk.

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