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Netherlands 112 Roundup: Five Held in Rotterdam Killing as Malieveld Suspects Come Forward

Fiscal crackdowns accompany traffic and rail disruptions across multiple provinces.

Overview

  • Police in Utrecht detained two minors after a possible stabbing under the ‘bollendak’ at Utrecht Centraal, where one person sustained minor injuries and part of the Stationsplein was cordoned off for investigation.
  • Investigators in Rotterdam arrested five suspects, aged 17 to 24 from Rotterdam, Krimpen aan den IJssel and Capelle aan den IJssel, after a 20-year-old man was shot dead on Flying Dutchmanstraat, with the probe continuing.
  • Following televised appeals, three men linked to the 20 September Malieveld riots reported to police and were arrested, including suspects from Schiedam, Zoetermeer and Waddinxveen on counts such as open violence, arson and vandalism.
  • The FIOD reported finding ten 1,000‑liter containers of red diesel at a transport firm in the Zutphen area, while the mayor of Ridderkerk ordered the closure of a home on Koolmees after hard drugs were discovered.
  • Coevorden police released blurred images of suspects in a July group assault on Bentheimerstraat with no arrests to date, and regional liveblogs noted major traffic and rail snags including multi-vehicle crashes on the A7 and a point failure between Gouda and Rotterdam.