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A Year After Tarwekamp Blast, The Hague Marks Loss and Extends Support as Police Probe New Incidents

The Hague promised case-by-case help, including two years of local tax and ground rent relief for owners of the destroyed properties.

Overview

  • Hundreds gathered for a public commemoration in Den Haag, where names were read and a moment of silence held, with Mayor Jan van Zanen, bereaved families, neighbors and emergency workers attending.
  • Van Zanen pledged tailored assistance for all affected, noting that some residents and businesses have returned, more are expected in early 2026 and those unable to go back will receive individualized support.
  • To create space for quiet remembrance, the municipality closed part of Tarwekamp to traffic on the anniversary and imposed a temporary parking ban.
  • Investigations are underway into separate weekend blasts and fires: a Cobra thrown through a mailbox damaged a door in Rotterdam-Beverwaard with no injuries, police called an explosion at a Tilburg hairdresser deliberate and a Den Bosch house was badly damaged after a car fire suspected as arson.
  • Public safety probes also include a stabbing at Koning Willem I College in Oss that sent a student to hospital as police issued a Burgernet alert for a 17-year-old suspect, and a Barendrecht crash that injured two with one driver arrested on suspicion of causing a serious traffic accident.