Police in the Dutch municipality of Dordrecht say a shooting incident on the heimerstein has resulted in a number of casualties on Monday.

The police did not give any further details on the incident, including whether there were any fatalities, but added that it had launched an investigation into it.

The mayor, Wouter Kolff, confirmed the incident on Twitter saying that he would travel to the heimerstein and expressed his sympathy with those affected in the incident.

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Source(s): Xinhua, Rotterdam police, Wouter Kloff (Twitter)