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Overasselt attack suspects recruited via Snapchat and Signal, case file shows

Saturday, 3 October 2026, 06:21 · 1 min read

Some of the 32 masked men arrested in Overasselt, a village in the eastern Netherlands, on 1 September were recruited through Snapchat and Signal, according to RTL Nieuws, which reviewed the 1,600-page criminal case file. The group is suspected of murder or manslaughter over the fatal shooting of Berry, a security guard at the home of convicted drug criminal Jan G., and of firing on two police officers who were wounded. The case matters because it suggests organised crime is using social media to hire men for paid violence, with chats offering 10,000 euros per person and later referring to lethal force.

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NOS Nieuws — 'Gemaskerde mannen Overasselt in appgroepen geronseld voor aanslag' ↗︎
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