Explosive experts are investigating at the scene near the Rokin station.

Police from the Dutch capital posted about the cordon on social media website X, describing the reason for the investigation as a "suspicious situation".

The force added: "Rokin metro station has just been evacuated and the area around the station cordoned off."

The station is in the very centre of the city, close to the Dam square and the main shopping street.

It follows a hostage situation which ended with an arrest in the Netherlands on Saturday.

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