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Explosions, Evacuations and Major Fire Trigger Police Probes Across the Netherlands

Investigators are reviewing several separate cases after arrests and evacuations.

Overview

  • Police in Lisse arrested two people after finding an item that looked like an explosive in a car, prompting an overnight cordon and evacuations on Patrijsstraat.
  • The owner of I Fratelli in Nuenen says nearby cameras show a Cobra 6 placed in a door before a powerful blast, which he believes was a failed break‑in; police are investigating.
  • An evening explosion on Daltonstraat in Dordrecht damaged two parked cars, left no injuries, and remains under police investigation.
  • A large barn fire in Ewijk around 19:00 led to a multi‑unit firefighting effort to protect a neighboring thatched‑roof house; the schuur was completely lost and one resident was checked by ambulance staff.
  • Dutch customs reported seizing 50 kilograms of cocaine hidden in two refrigerated containers in the Port of Rotterdam over the weekend, with the drugs now destroyed.