Overview
- Explosive ordnance specialists from the Explosieven Opruimingsdienst Defensie worked for a second consecutive day to render a device safe on Parklaan in Raamsdonksveer and police kept the street cordoned off.
- Residents say multiple explosive items and several detonations have occurred in the Raamsdonksveer neighbourhood over recent days, with damage limited so far and no reported injuries.
- Local police have opened an inquiry into whether the discoveries are connected to the other blasts and to a reported arson in the area, and they have appealed for witnesses and tips.
- Separately, Amersfoort saw two overnight explosions near homes in Narcisstraat and Vathorst with no reported injuries, and authorities there are handling those incidents as distinct cases.
- The repeated finds have increased community alarm because some devices were located close to a child centre, a primary school and daycare, and authorities say they will keep using EOD teams and police patrols while the probe continues.