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Dutch Cities Report New Explosion and Shootings as Investigations Intensify

Police press for witness tips plus doorbell video to drive forensic work at multiple crime scenes.

Overview

  • A man was critically injured in an overnight shooting on Nieuwstad/Nieuwstraat in Arnhem, where police launched a major inquiry and appealed for witnesses and camera footage.
  • Another explosion struck a portico on Berkelstraat in Rotterdam-Kralingen before 06:00, the latest in a series at the same address that has included two prior blasts and a shooting.
  • In Rotterdam-West, officers arrested a 31-year-old man after shots were fired inside a home on Bilderdijkstraat; no one was injured and a firearm was seized.
  • Police confirmed a firework bomb caused the blast that damaged a slagerij on Meridiaan in Amersfoort, with no arrests yet and a public call for information.
  • Residential fires prompted evacuations, including a Zutphen portiekflat filled with smoke and a The Hague blaze tied to charging a fatbike that led to balcony rescues and three hospitalizations for smoke inhalation.