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. On Thursday locals reported hearing loud bangs, after which bullet holes were found in a home on the street.

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Over 200 arrested on New Year’s “full of destruction and violence,” says police chief
3 days, 7 hours ago

Over 200 arrested on New Year’s “full of destruction and violence,” says police chief

NL Times  

A chaotic and violent New Year’s Eve across the Netherlands led to the arrest of more than 200 people, as rioting, attacks on police officers, arson, and fireworks-related accidents marred the evening. Police officials described the night as “full of destruction and violence,” with significant incidents occurring in cities across the country. Police Chief Janny Knol condemned the events, noting …

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 in the Netherlands double from previous year; Rotterdam tops list
4 days, 7 hours ago

Explosions in the Netherlands double from previous year; Rotterdam tops list

NL Times  

The number of explosions in the Netherlands surged dramatically in 2024, with at least 877 incidents recorded compared to 380 in 2023, according to a press release by ANP. In October alone, 120 explosions occurred, the highest number ever recorded in a single month since the ANP began tracking such incidents. Examples include Greta Hofstralaan in Vlaardingen, where four explosions …

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, …

Police arrest two Rotterdam men in Alblasserdam bomb plot attempts
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Police arrest two Rotterdam men in Alblasserdam bomb plot attempts

NL Times  

Two Rotterdam men, ages 18 and 20, have been arrested for their suspected involvement in two attempts to detonate an explosive device near a home in Alblasserdam earlier this month, police said Saturday. The arrests come after three other suspects, including a 29-year-old man from Dordrecht and two boys, ages 15 and 16, from Zwijndrecht and Rotterdam, were detained in …

Dutch police arrest 3 with possible links to huge apartment explosion that killed 6 in The Hague
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Dutch police arrest 3 with possible links to huge apartment explosion that killed 6 in The Hague

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dutch police said Tuesday that …

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 …

The Hague explosions may be criminal, public prosecutor says
3 weeks, 5 days ago

The Hague explosions may be criminal, public prosecutor says

Dutch News  

The cause of the explosions which killed at least five people in The Hague and injured a further four early on Saturday morning is still unclear, but there are indications the blasts had a criminal origin, chief public prosecutor Margreet Froberg told reporters on Sunday evening. Two major crimes teams have been set up, one to look into the cause …

The Hague explosions could have been criminal, minister says
3 weeks, 5 days ago

The Hague explosions could have been criminal, minister says

Dutch News  

The cause of the explosions which killed at least five people in The Hague and injured a further four early on Saturday morning is still unclear, but there are signs it could have been the result of criminal activity, justice minister David van Weel said on Sunday. Van Weel, who visited the scene with prime minister Dick Schoof on Sunday …

At least five killed after explosion in apartment building in The Hague in Netherlands
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

At least five killed after explosion in apartment building in The Hague in Netherlands

Op India  

At least five people were killed after an explosion in an apartment building in The Hague, the Netherlands on Saturday, CNN reported, citing authorities. He said it is not unknown how many people were still under the rubble, but “the reality is that the chances of survival for them are slim.” He said, “We are considering the worst-case scenario.” The …

Three dead and several injured after apartment block explosion in the Netherlands
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Three dead and several injured after apartment block explosion in the Netherlands

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Loud bangs rocked the Mariahoeve neighbourhood in The Hague …

Netherlands: Huge explosion collapses portion of three-storey apartment in Hague, many feared trapped
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Netherlands: Huge explosion collapses portion of three-storey apartment in Hague, many feared trapped

Hindustan Times  

An explosion hit the Netherlands capital Hague on Saturday, collapsing a portion of a three-storey apartment and injuring several people, the Associated Press reported. Firemen stand next to a partially collapsed residential building following a fire and an explosion in The Hague on December 7. Emergency rescue personnel said four people were rescued from under the rubble and expressed fear …

An explosion destroys an apartment block in a Dutch city, killing at least 3 and injuring others
4 weeks ago

An explosion destroys an apartment block in a Dutch city, killing at least 3 and injuring others

LA Times  

Firefighters stand at the site of a deadly explosion that destroyed several apartments in The Hague on Saturday. An explosion and fire rocked a neighborhood in the Dutch city of The Hague on Saturday, killing three people, injuring others and destroying several apartments, according to authorities. Mayor Jan van Zanen said investigators were looking into “all possibilities.” Police said they …

Six arrested in Rotterdam shooting
1 month ago

Six arrested in Rotterdam shooting

NL Times  

Police have arrested six suspects in connection with a shooting at a residential complex on Piet Paaltjensplein in Rotterdam-West. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, November 25, when the entrance door to the complex was struck multiple times, allegedly by automatic gunfire. Police believe an automatic weapon was used to fire multiple rounds at the building’s entrance. …

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 …

Video of fatal Rotterdam explosion shows mystery van’s narrow escape
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Video of fatal Rotterdam explosion shows mystery van’s narrow escape

NL Times  

Surveillance camera footage shows a white delivery van narrowly escaping a massive explosion on Schammenkamp in Rotterdam last week, which cost the lives of three people. The explosion happened at around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, January 29, in a building comprising businesses on the ground floor and apartments above. The police currently believe that one of the business premises in …

Three people are still missing after Rotterdam explosion
11 months ago

Three people are still missing after Rotterdam explosion

Dutch News  

Part of an apartment complex in Rotterdam which was destroyed in an apparent gas explosion earlier this week has not yet been properly searched for the bodies of three missing people because the building is unsafe. The relatives, however, say they want their missing family members to be found as soon as possible, and a group have been gathered near …

Three people are still missing after Rotterdam explosion
11 months ago

Three people are still missing after Rotterdam explosion

Dutch News  

Part of an apartment complex in Rotterdam which was destroyed in an apparent gas explosion earlier this week has not yet been properly searched for the bodies of three missing people because the building is unsafe. The relatives, however, say they want their missing family members to be found as soon as possible, and a group have been gathered near …

Multiple explosions in Rotterdam overnight; One in The Hague
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Multiple explosions in Rotterdam overnight; One in The Hague

NL Times  

It was a restless night in Zuid-Holland, with five explosions in the Rotterdam region and one in The Hague, the police reported. There were four explosions in Rotterdam overnight and one in Vlaardingen. The explosions in Rotterdam happened on Gouvernestraat in Oude West, Stockholmpad in Oosterflank, Kruiningenstraat in Pendrecht, and Buffelstraat in Kralingse Veer. I think very normal people live …

Explosions rattle Rotterdam, Almere & Zwijndrecht overnight
1 year ago

Explosions rattle Rotterdam, Almere & Zwijndrecht overnight

NL Times  

There were three more explosions in the Netherlands on Saturday evening. It was earlier reported that explosion incidents have tripled compared to last year, and it does not show any signs of stopping, with three more incidents occurring in Rotterdam-Zuid, Almere, and Zwijndrecht. The first explosion to be announced by police was at a porch house at the Persoonshaven in …

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 …

Series of explosions in Rotterdam causes damage to homes, no one injured
1 year, 1 month ago

Series of explosions in Rotterdam causes damage to homes, no one injured

NL Times  

An explosion occurred at a house in Schaepmanstraat in Rotterdam on Saturday evening. As a result of the explosion, the facade and front door of the house were badly damaged, the police said. https://twitter.com/010fotograaf/status/1720929424822907066 According to the broadcaster, witnesses reportedly saw two boys driving away on a scooter after the explosion. In another incident, an explosion took place in a …

Series of explosions at several homes in Zuid-Holland
1 year, 2 months ago

Series of explosions at several homes in Zuid-Holland

NL Times  

A house on Jan Palachstraat in The Hague was severely damaged by an explosion on Friday evening. Een woning aan de #JanPalachstraat in #DenHaag raakte gisteravond rond 19:00 uur flink beschadigd door een explosie. @POL_Segbroek https://t.co/ac8GvYw6Mb — Politie Eenheid Den Haag October 28, 2023 On the night of September 30 to October 1, an explosion also occurred in the same …

House damaged by explosion in Rotterdam; Explosion at home in Hoofddorp
1 year, 3 months ago

House damaged by explosion in Rotterdam; Explosion at home in Hoofddorp

NL Times  

An explosion took place at a house on Karmozijnbes in Rotterdam around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday. Bij een woning aan de Karmozaanbes in Rotterdam Ommoord ging rond 05.30 uur een explosief af. 09008844 of @M08007000 — Politie Eenheid Rotterdam eo October 1, 2023 The police have launched an investigation and are calling on witnesses to come forward. Another explosion took …

Residents overpower suspect after explosion in Rotterdam; fatal car accident in Ritthem
1 year, 3 months ago

Residents overpower suspect after explosion in Rotterdam; fatal car accident in Ritthem

NL Times  

In Rotterdam-West, local residents overpowered a suspicious person after another explosive went off at a house in Grasstraat on Saturday night. Around 4:30 a.m., observant local residents saw someone suspiciously hanging around the front door of a house and overpowered the perpetrator. Nadat vannacht al een eerste verdachte kon worden aanhouden na de #explosie bij een woning aan de #grasstraat …

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 …

Explosion in a shop in Rotterdam; house in Rotterdam-West shot at
1 year, 5 months ago

Explosion in a shop in Rotterdam; house in Rotterdam-West shot at

NL Times  

An explosion occurred at a telephone repair shop on Beijerlandselaan in the Rotterdam district of Hillesluis in the night from Saturday to Sunday around 01.25 a.m., the police reported. The police have not arrested anyone and are asking people who saw or heard anything or know more about the incident to contact them. In another incident, the front door of …

Additional police surveillance in Rotterdam neighborhoods targeted by explosions
1 year, 7 months ago

Additional police surveillance in Rotterdam neighborhoods targeted by explosions

NL Times  

The police are carrying out additional surveillance measures in the Rotterdam neighborhoods where explosions occurred on Friday night. According to Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, the increase in these incidents is related to the stricter approach to drug crime in the Rotterdam ports. "So many drugs are seized that drug criminals start blaming each other for why a load has disappeared," …

Many Rotterdam explosions linked to port drug seizures, mayor says
1 year, 9 months ago

Many Rotterdam explosions linked to port drug seizures, mayor says

NL Times  

The increasing number of explosions in Rotterdam is due to the successful interception of drugs at the port of Rotterdam, according to mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb. Various parties in the Rotterdam city council wanted to know from Aboutaleb what is going on in the city, which has been increasingly shaken by explosions at homes in recent months. “The police and Public …

Rotterdam rocked by 7th explosion at a home in a week
1 year, 10 months ago

Rotterdam rocked by 7th explosion at a home in a week

NL Times  

An explosion blew the facade off a home on Pruimentuin in Rotterdam during the early hours of Friday morning. It was the seventh explosive attack on a Rotterdam home in seven days and the twelfth this month, Rijnmond reported. Later in the day, police announced two suspects in that case, saying they detained a 29 year old and a 21 …

Rotterdam record label hit by second explosion in one week
2 years, 1 month ago

Rotterdam record label hit by second explosion in one week

NL Times  

There was a possible explosion at a record label’s office on Hoogstraat in Rotterdam early this morning. The police confirmed that this was the second attack on the record label this week, though they didn’t call it an explosion but attempted arson. “Around 4:20 a.m., the window of the building, where a record label is located, was destroyed, and a …

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 …

Explosive set off at Amsterdam cafe; Police looking for witnesses
2 years, 4 months ago

Explosive set off at Amsterdam cafe; Police looking for witnesses

NL Times  

An explosive went off at a catering business on Kleine Gartmanplantsoen in Amsterdam early on Monday morning, severely damaging the business’s front door and porch. The police closed down part of the entertainment area and called in explosive experts to determine if there was any acute danger. Shortly before the blast, witnesses saw two men running towards Melkweg near the …

Extensive damage caused by ATM bombing in Amsterdam Nieuw-West
2 years, 5 months ago

Extensive damage caused by ATM bombing in Amsterdam Nieuw-West

NL Times  

Explosives set off at an ATM in Amsterdam early Saturday morning caused a fire and an extensive amount of damage. Witnesses said large black clouds of smoke emerged from the ensuing fire. The blast caused a fire in and around the machine,” police said in a statement about the 5:10 a.m. incident. “Surrounding homes were evacuated.” Pieces of the ATM …

Explosion in Huizen badly damaged home previously secured by police
2 years, 5 months ago

Explosion in Huizen badly damaged home previously secured by police

NL Times  

Residents of Huizen were startled by an explosion at a home on Roef during the early morning hours of Sunday. Police recently kept the home under guard, and last weekend the mayor ordered that property and another to be boarded up because of an unstated public threat. Just last weekend, the mayor of Huizen, Niek Meijer, ordered authorities to close …

Rotterdam commemorates bombing victims with laser display
2 years, 7 months ago

Rotterdam commemorates bombing victims with laser display

NL Times  

The names of all 805 victims who died when the Germans bombed Rotterdam on May 14, 1940, can be seen in the city on Saturday and Sunday. The Rotterdam City Archives found the names of all the people who died in the bombing. Together with Tangram Architecture and Urban Landscape and Stichting Voorouder, the Rotterdam City Archives set up the …

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 …

Three people wounded by gunshots during Rotterdam riots
3 years, 1 month ago

Three people wounded by gunshots during Rotterdam riots

NL Times  

Police reported Saturday evening that during the riots Friday evening in Rotterdam, three rioters sustained bullets wounds. The fact that gunshot wounds injured a third person became known a day later because they were admitted to a hospital outside the Rotterdam region. Riots broke out on the Coolsingel in Rotterdam on Friday evening around 8 p.m. Police were pelted with …

Dutch Police Fire Warning Shots as Covid-19 Riots Hit Rotterdam; 7 Injured, Including Cops
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch Police Fire Warning Shots as Covid-19 Riots Hit Rotterdam; 7 Injured, Including Cops

News 18  

Dutch police fired warning shots, injuring several people, after rioters against a partial Covid lockdown torched a police car and hurled stones in Rotterdam on Friday. Fireworks were set off and police fired several warning shots.” “There are injuries related to the fired shots,” they added. Dutch media said several hundred protesters shouted slogans including “freedom”, then threw stones at …

Police fire gunshots during Rotterdam Covid measures protest; Several hurt
3 years, 1 month ago

Police fire gunshots during Rotterdam Covid measures protest; Several hurt

NL Times  

The police in Rotterdam fired multiple warning shots during riots on the Coolsingel, a main road in the center of the city. Broadcaster NOS said two people were hurt after police fired targeted shots. “A demonstration on the Coolsingel resulted in rioting,” police said on social media. “Partly due to the situation in the city, no replacement service buses are …

Heavy fireworks explosion forces residents to leave home in middle of night
3 years, 1 month ago

Heavy fireworks explosion forces residents to leave home in middle of night

NL Times  

Around 100 people had to temporarily leave their homes in an apartment complex on the Schipohlweg in Leiden in the night from Friday to Saturday after heavy fireworks were set off. Shortly after half-past three in the morning, police received a report that the building was full of smoke caused by heavy fireworks. There were more heavy fireworks inside that …

21-year-old arrested for firework bombs in Rotterdam; further explosion in Amsterdam
3 years, 7 months ago

21-year-old arrested for firework bombs in Rotterdam; further explosion in Amsterdam

NL Times  

Police arrested a 21-year-old from Amsterdam on Friday for a series of explosions in Rotterdam earlier this week. In the early morning hours of May 5, a firework bomb caused extensive damage to a Feyenoord café at the Bierens de Haanweg in Rotterdam. On Friday morning, three further explosions occurred in different areas including a Feyenoord café in Rotterdam causing …

Suspect arrested for explosion at Polish supermarket
3 years, 11 months ago

Suspect arrested for explosion at Polish supermarket

NL Times  

Police arrested a 19-year-old man in Rotterdam on suspicion of involvement in the explosion at a Polish supermarket in Beverwijk on December 9. De rechter-commissaris van de @rb_noordholland heeft besloten dat hij langer vast blijft zitten. “The man who has now been arrested is only suspected of being involved in the first explosion,” said the spokesperson. “The investigation into the …

Rotterdam riots: Over 50 arrests, 10 cops injured
3 years, 11 months ago

Rotterdam riots: Over 50 arrests, 10 cops injured

NL Times  

The Rotterdam police arrested over 50 people during riots in the city on Monday evening. Around 10 police officers were injured during the disturbances, police chief Fred Westerbeke said to NOS Radio 1 Journaal. In Rotterdam, especially around Beijerlandselaan in Rotterdam Zuid, shops were looted, rioters pelted the police with stones and fireworks, and hindered first responders in their duties. …

Explosion at Amsterdam home previously struck by bullets
4 years, 2 months ago

Explosion at Amsterdam home previously struck by bullets

NL Times  

There was an explosion at a home on Dijkmanshuizenstraat in Amsterdam early on Monday morning. This same home was targeted in a drive-by shooting in July, and their neighbors were the target of another explosion last week. Last week Wednesday, October 21, the authorities also responded to Dijkmanshuizenstraat after an explosion at around 4:00 a.m. Locals were woken by multiple …

Fourth suspect arrested following Rotterdam shootings, explosion
4 years, 6 months ago

Fourth suspect arrested following Rotterdam shootings, explosion

NL Times  

A 23-year-old man from Diemen was arrested on Tuesday morning in connection with a series of shooting incidents and a planned explosion in Rotterdam last month, the police have confirmed. While nobody was harmed in the incidents, the possible bombing attempt on Frits Ruysstraat resulted in Rotterdam's ​Kralingen-Crooswijk neighborhood being evacuated for several hours, with police detonating the explosive device …

Two hurt in Rotterdam gas leak explosion; Possibly intentional
4 years, 7 months ago

Two hurt in Rotterdam gas leak explosion; Possibly intentional

NL Times  

Two people were wounded Friday morning in Rotterdam when a forceful explosion in a flat blew out the apartment’s facade. A gas leak led to the explosion on Vignolastraat, according to the regional emergency services office. In een woning in een flatgebouw aan de Vignolastraat in Rotterdam heeft een explosie plaats gevonden. The fire was brought under control by 9:50 …

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 …

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