Overview
- Two minors were arrested in Maarssen in connection with an explosion at a company site on Gageldijk, police confirmed.
- A blast at a Lisse flat caused heavy damage and smoke but no injuries, with police asking residents for camera images; separate explosions in Poortugaal and Hoogvliet left no casualties as forensic traces were secured and no arrests reported.
- A woman was critically injured in a shooting at Rotterdam’s Kralingseplein, and two men were detained as suspects as the area was closed for investigation.
- Traffic incidents included a multi-car crash on the A27 near Lunetten, where three lanes were closed and delays reached about 35 minutes, and a car that slid into a ditch in Houten sending multiple occupants to hospital.
- In sports, FC Utrecht beat Ajax 2-1 with Sébastien Haller scoring his first league goal since April, Excelsior fell 2-1 to Heracles, NAC lost at Volendam after two reds and the coach’s dismissal, and Unitas topped E&O 32-27 to strengthen its league position.