Cops: Man Used Fake Gun in TV Studio Drama

— -- Police said a man who was shown on Dutch TV pacing back and forth in the network’s TV studio with what appeared to be a firearm was actually carrying a fake pistol.

In video posted online by the Dutch outlet NOS shortly after the incident today, the young man in a suit is shown holding what appears to be a pistol with a silencer attached as he speaks to someone off camera for several minutes in a NOS studio. Eventually, police can be heard entering the room and yelling at the man. He calmly drops the “pistol” and police take him into custody.

Earlier NOS had reported that its newsroom had been evacuated. The man had demanded airtime, the station said. No shots were reportedly fired and later, police told NOS the weapon was a fake.