On Tuesday morning, a confused and aggressive man entered the De Coppele primary school in Oisterwijk in Brabant. according to the municipality on X, formerly Twitter. According to the municipality, the police are “searching with a large-scale effort” for the man, including with a helicopter and arrest teams.
The man may be armed and may have left an explosive device in the school building, the municipality said. What evidence there would be for this is unclear. “We take such matters seriously,” a police spokesperson told the ANP news agency.
The school was evacuated on Tuesday morning and teachers and children were safely housed at a swimming pool near the school, ANP said. The mayor of Oisterwijk, Hans Janssen, visits the school teachers.
On X writes the police that the man is around thirty years old, has a light complexion, is 1.80 meters tall and has a beard and shaven curls. According to the description, he is wearing gray sweatpants and a red shirt. Nothing is known about his motive.