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Masked Men that Shot Security Guard in Overasselt Were Partly Recruited on Snapchat

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The masked men arrested in Overasselt at the start of September for murdering security guard Berry Leenders and injuring two novice police officers were partly recruited through Signal and Snapchat. This was reported by RTL Nieuws based on 1,600 pages of the criminal file on the case.

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"Yo soldier, I need boys. 10K per man." With that message on Snapchat, men were recruited on August 31 for an attack in Overasselt. A day later, security guard Berry was shot dead and two police officers were wounded. Of the 32 suspects brought before the court, sixteen have the French nationality...

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The masked men arrested in Overasselt earlier this month were partly recruited via social media. They received instructions for their attack via messages on Signal and Snapchat, RTL Nieuws reports based on the criminal file. "Yo soldier, I need boys. 10K per man." This is how three extra men were recruited on Snapchat on August 31 for a job that was still unknown at the time. Less than a day later, this would lead to a shooting in the Gelderlan…

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The masked men who were arrested in Overasselt earlier this month were partly recruited via social media. They received instructions for their attack via messages on Signal and Snapchat, RTL Nieuws reports based on the criminal file. One of the suspects is from Capelle aan den IJssel.

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The group of suspects who had gone to Overasselt, the Netherlands, in early September to conduct an operation against a criminal had prepared the attack through hundreds of messages exchanged on Signal and Snapchat. This is what a reconstruction of RTL Nieuws, based on the criminal record, reveals. Several job killers were reportedly recruited online. "Yo soldier, I need guys. 10,000 euros per man", can be read in a message published on 31 Augus…

The group of suspects on a murder mission in Overasselt discussed the attack in hundreds of messages on Signal and Snapchat. This is revealed by a reconstruction by RTL Nieuws based on the criminal file. Several hitmen appear to have been recruited online.

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rtl.nl broke the news on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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