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Police Press On After Rijswijk Shooting as Explosive Found in Almere and RET Fires Bus Driver

Authorities report active probes with further arrests possible.

Overview

  • Police say seven people were arrested after the shooting near Bogaard Stadscentrum; one has been released and a firearm was recovered as six remain under investigation.
  • The EOD located an explosive package at a Markerkant auto business in Almere, with perimeter checks and forensic work continuing.
  • Tax investigators searched a home in Tolbert and seized 31 kilograms of professional fireworks, and reported no arrests in that action.
  • RET dismissed the night-bus driver who drove through a too-narrow Schiedam street, damaged cars and bollards, and continued driving in breach of procedures.
  • Overnight in Rotterdam, police chased suspected possible uithalers from the Waalhaven to Lombardijen and detained four people after a car was abandoned near a home.