Explosive substance found in Groningen flat wrecked in blast; Two in custody
4 years, 8 months ago

Explosive substance found in Groningen flat wrecked in blast; Two in custody

NL Times  

Investigators looking into a Friday evening explosion at an apartment building in Groningen arrested two residents late Saturday night after finding an “explosive substance” at the scene. Once there, police said they found a situation which was suspicious enough it required them to evacuate the immediate surroundings, and contact the specialized explosives ordinance team for assistance. pic.twitter.com/drXg25Kkze — Rick ten cate May 1, 2020 “An explosive substance was in fact found in the home,” police said. The two people arrested were the residents of the first floor flat that suffered the most damage.

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Overnight explosions hit Apeldoorn family crisis center, homes in Rotterdam & Zwijndrecht
4 days, 7 hours ago

Overnight explosions hit Apeldoorn family crisis center, homes in Rotterdam & Zwijndrecht

NL Times  

A series of overnight explosions across the Netherlands have left several buildings damaged but fortunately caused no injuries. The blasts occurred in multiple locations, including a family crisis center in Apeldoorn, residential areas in Zwijndrecht and Rotterdam, and an apartment building in Amersfoort. In Apeldoorn, two loud explosions rocked the JP van den Bent Foundation's short-term care facility on the …

Explosions and bomb threats investigated across Leiden, Sassenheim, and Voorhout
1 week, 3 days ago

Explosions and bomb threats investigated across Leiden, Sassenheim, and Voorhout

NL Times  

Authorities are investigating a series of explosions and the discovery of an explosive device in three Dutch towns over consecutive nights, raising concerns about public safety. Less than 24 hours later, in the early hours of Sunday, Dec. 22, another explosion rocked a multi-tenant business complex on Rijksstraatweg in Sassenheim. In response to the incidents, Mayor Carla Breuer of Teylingen, …

The Hague explosion site was not a drugs lab, police say
3 weeks, 4 days ago

The Hague explosion site was not a drugs lab, police say

Dutch News  

There is no evidence that a drugs lab was located in the apartment complex in The Hague that was partially destroyed by an explosion early on Saturday morning, police said on Monday afternoon. The police are still appealing for information about a car that drove off at high speed shortly after the blast, and are examining another burnt-out vehicle found …

Series of explosions in Noord-Brabant, injured and houses damaged
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Series of explosions in Noord-Brabant, injured and houses damaged

NL Times  

A 50-year-old woman was seriously injured at a home on Onsenoortsestraat in Nieuwkuijk in Noord- Brabant on Friday night. An explosive detonated at the front door of the home around 2:30 a.m, the police reported. Another explosion took place In Deurne, Noord- Brabant, around 03:20 a.m. on Friday. Furthermore, in Geldrop, near Eindhoven, an explosive went off at around 04:30 …

Series of explosions in five Dutch cities, causing damage to houses
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Series of explosions in five Dutch cities, causing damage to houses

NL Times  

There were explosions in several places in the Netherlands during the night from Friday to Saturday. In Almere, a sushi restaurant on the Cinemadreef was severely damaged on Friday night around 10.50 p.m., Omroep Flevoland reported. Iets gehoord?https://t.co/vU5doS3yfG — Politie Flevoland March 16, 2024 Furthermore, there was a loud bang in a house in De Oeverloper in Dronten at around …

Two explosions in Rotterdam and one explosion in Dordrecht cause damage to homes
1 year ago

Two explosions in Rotterdam and one explosion in Dordrecht cause damage to homes

NL Times  

Two explosions took place overnight in Rotterdam-Zuid. Informatie deelt u met ons, 0900-8844 — Politie Eenheid Rotterdam eo December 10, 2023 Shortly after, a second explosion took place at around 02:10 a.m. on the Ooltgensplaatweg in the Pendrecht. Om 02.10 schrokken buurtbewoners aan de #ooltgensplaatweg in #Rotterdam wakker van een explosie. Als u info voor ons heeft horen wij het …

Three explosions at Amsterdam housing complex this week; Another one in Rotterdam
1 year, 3 months ago

Three explosions at Amsterdam housing complex this week; Another one in Rotterdam

NL Times  

A housing complex on Charlotte Brontestraat in Amsterdam was targeted in three attacks with explosives this week. In the last one on Thursday afternoon, several people sustained minor injuries, the police said. At 00:15 a.m. on Thursday, a perpetrator broke the window to the housing complex’s central entrance hall and threw in a bottle with a flammable liquid. “There is …

Second explosion in week rocks Kleine-Gartmantplantsoen in Amsterdam
2 years, 4 months ago

Second explosion in week rocks Kleine-Gartmantplantsoen in Amsterdam

NL Times  

An explosion went off at the Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen near the Leidseplein in Amsterdam early Saturday morning, just days after another explosion in the same area, according to AT5. According to the police, people nearby felt a the impact of the explosion in their bodies and the window of the targeted building –– a catering business –– was shattered. However, "it is …

Explosion in Rotterdam home injures man; Cause of blast not known
2 years, 10 months ago

Explosion in Rotterdam home injures man; Cause of blast not known

NL Times  

A man was injured in an explosion in a house in Rotterdam early Sunday morning. The explosion happened around 2:20 a.m. Sunday in a house on Piet Paaltjensplein in the Spangen district. At about the same time, guns were fired at a home in the nearby Bospolder-Tussendijken district on Jan Kobellstraat, Rijnmond reported. On Saturday at around 4 a.m., an …

Explosion at Rotterdam home, multiple suspects arrested
4 years, 7 months ago

Explosion at Rotterdam home, multiple suspects arrested

NL Times  

There was an explosion at a home on Jagthuisstraat in Rotterdam early on Monday morning, the Rotterdam police said. Windows were also blown out of several neighboring homes and cars on the street, police said in a statement. A car matching that description was later found in Amsterdam and the two people inside were taken into custody, the police said. …

Third suspect arrested in connection with Groningen blast
4 years, 7 months ago

Third suspect arrested in connection with Groningen blast

NL Times  

Police in Groningen have arrested a third suspect on Wednesday in connection with an explosion at an apartment building on Friday evening that left two people injured. The cause of the blast was still under investigation, but a day later police found an "explosive substance" at the apartment where the incident took place. It was powerful enough to blow out …

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