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Dutch Police Probe Weekend Surge of Explosions, Shootings and Crashes

Police report multiple arrests with investigators seeking witnesses to connect cases across several provinces.

Overview

  • Police in Hoorn confirmed a third shooting on Saturday evening, arrested three suspects and reported two people wounded, including a bullet hole found in a window on the Winterkoninkje.
  • An explosion tore through a flat on Rembrandtplein in Lisse, causing heavy damage but no injuries, and police appealed for witnesses and home CCTV to aid the inquiry.
  • Two minors were arrested after an explosion at a company building on Gageldijk in Maarssen, a site that also suffered a blast the previous week according to police.
  • In the Rijnmond region, officers arrested two people after a reported shooting near Schiedam’s Hof van Spaland with no victim found, and detained five in Rotterdam-Zuidwijk in a suspected drugs deal where cash and narcotics were seized.
  • Authorities confirmed the death of a 20-year-old from Uithuizen in a shed collapse in Bellingwolde, while separate road incidents over the weekend left multiple people injured, including a near-miss with a packed terrace in Elst.