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Lisse Flat Closed for Six Weeks as Police Probe Explosive Incidents Across Dutch Towns

Investigators have not confirmed connections between the Lisse arrests and weekend blast, with separate cases in Dordrecht, Nuenen and Apeldoorn still under review.

Overview

  • In Lisse, residents were evacuated early Monday and two people were arrested after police found an item in a car that appeared to be an explosive.
  • The municipality ordered a six‑week closure of a Rembrandtplein flat as a safety measure, which is not the unit damaged by the weekend blast, and residents suspect a mistaken target.
  • Police have not verified any link between the seized item and the earlier Lisse explosion, have not released identities of the detainees, and the town scheduled closed‑door resident meetings for Tuesday evening.
  • An explosion in Dordrecht on Monday evening damaged two cars without injuries, and officers found no suspects at the scene as the inquiry continues.
  • In Nuenen, cameras showed a cobra‑type device used after an attempted break‑in at an Italian delicatessen, while in Apeldoorn a jeweler was hit by a ram raid with two suspects believed involved, items reported stolen, and a scooter used to flee.