Overview
- An explosive detonated at a fourth‑floor corner flat on Rembrandtplein over the weekend, causing severe damage and forcing an elderly couple to relocate.
- Police detained two people early Monday in nearby Patrijsstraat and discovered an object in their car that appears to be an explosive.
- Mayor Jasper Nieuwenhuizen said the device used at the flat and the item found in the car are of particularly heavy caliber, not simple fireworks.
- Authorities believe the blast struck the wrong apartment; an adjacent corner unit has been closed for six weeks as a precaution, with added cameras, extra patrols and psychological support for residents.
- A possible link to a similar July explosion at the same square remains under investigation, with police examining images of a person leaving just before the blast and of a getaway car.