Overview

• An explosion around 1:30 a.m. damaged a front door and sparked a small fire on Gerrit van den Boschpad in Amsterdam-Zuidoost, with no injuries reported and no arrest made.
• That street has temporary camera surveillance in place through October 18 due to an earlier blast, yet the device detonated despite the monitoring and the measure can be extended.
• Mayor Femke Halsema ordered urgent camera coverage on and around Prinseneiland for at least a month following a Saturday explosion she described as highly impactful for the neighborhood.
• In Almere’s Grootzeil (Noorderplassen), Mayor Hein van der Loo enacted six weeks of camera surveillance through November 13 after a May doorstep blast and a box with explosive material found on September 25.
• Police and fire crews contained the Amsterdam-Zuidoost blaze quickly, and municipalities say the measures aim to deter repeat incidents and support ongoing investigations.