Deep in the bowels of a building, past the heavy door of the bank vault, is a secret tunnel under the Keizersgracht. It was not used for secret money transfer, apparently, but for high-ranking bank officials to go from the prestige office on the Keizersgracht for client meetings, back to the Vijzelstraat bank. On Saturday morning a queue stretched around …
The driver accused of using a business van to smash into a police car last week on Muntplein in Amsterdam was being held on suspicion of two counts of attempted manslaughter. He was remanded into custody on Monday for an initial pre-trial detention of 14 days while the investigation into his case continues, according to broadcaster NOS. Police said he …