Siege in The Hague

In the night from Tuesday to Wednesday a police SWAT team attempted to arrest an unknown number of men in a residential house in The Hague. The reason for the attempt is as yet unknown, but the attempt failed after explosions were heard and two members of the team were seriously injured in the ensuing firefight, apparently by a grenade, and another SWAT member was lightly wounded.

After it became clear SWAT is not equipped or sufficiently trained to deal with whoever the suspects are, the Dutch counter-terror team was called to the scene. This team is closely modeled on the British SAS, and belongs to the Netherlands Royal Marine Corps.

Presently, the situation is in a stand-off, with all the surrounding houses evacuated, the suspects holed up, and even airspace over The Hague blocked for all normal traffic. Hundres if not thousands of police and military personel are on the scene, apparently getting ready to assault.

Am I being premature in assuming the suspects are Muslim terrorists? Am I paranoid in suspecting my government is trying to suppress such information until the last possible moment?

Most information comes from Dutch news sources, but BBC has this short article.