WATCH: Dramatic moment police arrest gunman who stormed TV station

Footage has emerged showing the dramatic moment police arrested an armed intruder demanding airtime at a TV station.

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by Jessica Anais Rach |
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The man, armed with a handgun, invaded a Dutch public TV station in the media park building in the central city of Hilversum.

The 'well dressed man', believed to be a 19-year-old chemistry student claiming to be part of the hacker's collective working for Dutch intelligence, took over the NOS studios for an hour.

He drops the gun when police storm the studios

Despite the channel being taken off air during this time, the cameras continued rolling, capturing the moment he was apprehended by armed police.

Police said in a statement that the man demanded airtime and threatened that bombs would go off at several locations around the Netherlands if his demand was not met.

Police apprehend the suspect

Luckily the police were successful in ending the hostage crisis, with no shots fired.

The evening news was cancelled due to the incident, with NPO1 confirming:

‘Due to circumstances, there is currently no news possible.'

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