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Victims lured, assaulted and filmed at apartment building in Zuidoost, 16-year-old boy arrested

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a series of violent incidents at a flat in Amsterdam Zuidoost where victims were lured, assaulted, and filmed. The attacks took place in the bicycle storage area of the Grubbehoeve building between last July and April. Police are continuing their investigation and have not ruled out further arrests as they search for additional suspects involved in the assaults.

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