Extra police took to the streets in the Netherlands after the country was hit by a massive telecommunications outage.
Any providers connected to the carrier Royal KPN were affected, including emergency numbers, landlines and mobile phones.
The authorities were deployed as extra support, especially for anyone seeking medical assistance or emergency services.
The incident lasted four hours.
An investigation has been launched, with KPN saying it did not appear to be a hack.
China identifies countries of 261 foreigners missing in Himalayan mudslide
China on Sunday said 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries were missing on the Tibetan side of a border crossing with Nepal following a mudslide that tore through the Himalayan region, while the death toll in Nepal and Tibet hit 750 with 3,044 missing.
Manhunt underway after woman killed, several injured at Swiss shooting
A 22-year-old woman has been killed and five people injured, some critically, in a shooting in the Swiss town of Aarau, local police said on Sunday, which Swiss newspaper Blick said occurred at a rave party.
Israeli settlers stage new attack on home in West Bank's Qusra, witnesses say
Dozens of masked Israeli settler fighters have attacked homes surrounding the occupied West Bank village of Qusra on Saturday, the first major attack since a siege by settlers in the area earlier this month drew an international outcry.
Norway's King Haakon honours 'dear father' Harald in first speech as sovereign
King Haakon VIII of Norway has paid homage to his late father as "such a good dad" in his first address to the nation since becoming sovereign, his voice briefly filling with emotion when evoking his widowed mother, Queen Sonja.
Storm leaves one dead, two injured in Cyprus
One person has died and six others were rescued after a storm and rough seas caused three boats to hit rocks and sink off Cyprus on Saturday, local media reported.
Russian strike on Ukraine warehouse causes detonation, killing 37
At least 37 people were killed after a Russian drone strike on a Kyiv-area warehouse sparked a detonation, officials said on Saturday, as Moscow's air attacks on the Ukrainian capital and surrounding region dragged into a third straight day.
Nepal resumes flood rescue, seeks technical help
Nepal resumed search and rescue work on Saturday after a brief weather-related suspension as authorities searched for nearly 3,000 missing people following a devastating flood that killed hundreds and tore through a region bordering Tibet.
Mutinous soldiers attack airport, presidency in Niger capital
Sustained gunfire and explosions rang out early Saturday across several areas of Niger's capital, including the airport and near the presidency, in what four sources described as an attack by mutinous soldiers.
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