Mail bomb found at Rotterdam sorting center; gas station returned it to sender
5 years ago

Mail bomb found at Rotterdam sorting center; gas station returned it to sender

NL Times  

A mail bomb was intercepted at a post sorting center in Rotterdam on Sunday. The bomb was originally sent to a gas station in the city and the staff returned it to its sender, without knowing the letter contained a bomb, the police said to NU.nl. The gas station staff only realized this involved a mail bomb after a threatening letter was sent to the gas station. Previously it was announced that the Amsterdam Okura hotel and the Van Mossel car garage in Rotterdam were also targeted with mail bombs.

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Photo released of suspicious letters delivered to 19 Dutch addresses
4 years, 1 month ago

Photo released of suspicious letters delivered to 19 Dutch addresses

NL Times  

The police released a photo of one of 19 letters containing a powdery substances that were delivered to locations all across the Netherlands over the past days. Such letters were delivered to 12 Amsterdam locations, and buildings in Amersfoort, Arnhem, Best, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Roermond and Zeist. Such letters were delivered to multiple buildings belonging to DPG Media, for example, and …

Threatening letter total rises to 11, hotels in Amsterdam also targeted
4 years, 1 month ago

Threatening letter total rises to 11, hotels in Amsterdam also targeted

Dutch News  

Threatening letters containing an unnamed powder were actually sent to 11 different locations throughout the Netherlands on Tuesday, police have now confirmed. In total, six different locations in Amsterdam were targeted, including an office used by DGP journalists and two hotels. In Rotterdam, letters were sent to a hospital and DGP office, in Best, the DPG print works was targeted …

Bomb scare prompts evacuation on Rotterdam street hit with gunfire days earlier
4 years, 7 months ago

Bomb scare prompts evacuation on Rotterdam street hit with gunfire days earlier

NL Times  

An explosive device was found outside a cafe in Rotterdam's ​Kralingen-Crooswijk neighborhood on Thursday afternoon, prompting an immediate evacuation of the vicinity, the police have confirmed. They called for further assistance shortly after, and with the help from the local fire brigade and the military's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service, the device was removed and later detonated safely at the Park …

Mail bomb sender used Hague home as return address
4 years, 10 months ago

Mail bomb sender used Hague home as return address

NL Times  

The Amsterdam police found a new clue in the investigation into mail bombs sent to various Dutch companies since the end of last year. On the most recently sent mail bombs, the extortioner used a nonexistent company Skysence Trading as the sender. In late December and early January mail bombs were sent to at least seven companies in Amsterdam, Rotterdam …

Police share details of mail bombs sent to Dutch businesses
4 years, 10 months ago

Police share details of mail bombs sent to Dutch businesses

NL Times  

The police shared more information about mail bombs sent to different businesses in the Netherlands since late last year on Opsporing Verzocht on Tuesday evening. Seven businesses in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Maastricht received mail bombs late in December and early in January. Last week, mail bombs exploded twice in Amsterdam and once in Kerkrade, and another was found and …

Fourth mail bomb in two days detonates at ING office in Amsterdam
4 years, 10 months ago

Fourth mail bomb in two days detonates at ING office in Amsterdam

NL Times  

A mail bomb exploded at an ING facility in Amsterdam on Thursday afternoon. This is the fourth mail bomb found at companies in the Netherlands in two days. On Wednesday morning mail bombs exploded at an ABN Amro mail sorting center in Amsterdam and company Ricoh in Kerkrade. And on Thursday morning a mail bomb was found at financial services …

Explosions in Amsterdam, Kerkrade offices; mail bomb suspected
4 years, 10 months ago

Explosions in Amsterdam, Kerkrade offices; mail bomb suspected

NL Times  

There were explosions at companies in Amsterdam and Kerkrade on Wednesday morning. The Amsterdam explosion happened in the mail room of a company in the Sloterdijk area, the Kerkrade blast happened at a postal company. The first emergency call came in just after after 8:00 a.m. At least one ambulance was dispatched to the building in the Sloterdijk area of …

Possible third mail bomb found in Maastricht, Minister calls explosions "worrying"
4 years, 10 months ago

Possible third mail bomb found in Maastricht, Minister calls explosions "worrying"

NL Times  

A suspicious letter was found in Maastricht on Wednesday, after two mail bombs exploded in Amsterdam and Kerkrade earlier in the day. The national coordinator for counter-terrorism and security NCTV said it is keeping a close eye on the situation around the mail bombs, but for the time being the investigation is in the police's hands. The explosion in Amsterdam …

Another threatening letter linked to mail bombs found in Amsterdam
5 years ago

Another threatening letter linked to mail bombs found in Amsterdam

NL Times  

A car company in Amsterdam received a threatening letter this weekend that appears to correspond to threatening letters sent to various targets who also received mail bombs over the past week, the police said to NU.nl. The Netherlands forensics institute NFI is currently investigating the letter for trace evidence, as it is also doing with the other threatening letters and …

Six mail bombs discovered in Amsterdam, Rotterdam & Utrecht this week
5 years ago

Six mail bombs discovered in Amsterdam, Rotterdam & Utrecht this week

NL Times  

Mail bombs were delivered to five different businesses in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht over the past week, police said on Thursday. All of the suspicious, bulging letters carried the CIB logo and Wilhelminakade address of debt collection firm Centraal Invorderings Bureau. pic.twitter.com/HxHgXVICVG — MediaTV January 2, 2020 The mail bombs were discovered at a hotel and a gas station in …

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