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Netherlands Marks Tarwekamp Anniversary as Police Probe New Blasts, Gas Evacuations and Campus Stabbing

Authorities report separate explosions, a large gas shutdown, a fatal balcony fall and an injury at a vocational college under active investigation.

Overview

  • Hundreds gathered in The Hague to remember six victims of the 2024 Tarwekamp explosion, with names read, traffic restrictions in place and officials noting four earlier arrests in the case.
  • In Rotterdam-Beverwaard, a powerful firework thrown through a mailbox at 19:55 damaged a front door but caused no injuries, and police opened an investigation.
  • Police say an explosive detonated at a hairdresser on Tilburg’s Julianapark in a deliberate action, and inquiries into the motive and suspects are ongoing.
  • A meterkast fire on Urk triggered a gas leak and the evacuation of about 32 homes, with up to 60 properties temporarily cut off before most were reconnected; two dwellings were declared uninhabitable.
  • In Oss, a male student was hospitalized after a stabbing at Koning Willem I College as officers issued a Burgernet alert for a 17-year-old with facial tattoos, while in Almere a 53-year-old man died after a balcony fall and one person was arrested as detectives assess accident versus crime.