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Rotterdam Explosions and Shooting Probed as Leiden Club Mourns Youth Cyclist

Police investigations follow overnight violence, with communities gathering to mourn.

Overview

  • Voetbalvereniging Meerburg identified the cyclist killed on Leiden’s Lammenschansweg as youth player Pim van Aalderen, cancelling all Saturday home matches and opening the clubhouse with efforts to involve Victim Support.
  • An overnight blast on Marnixstraat in Rotterdam-Crooswijk damaged a window at a residence where a family with two young children was present according to a 112 photographer, with police confirming an investigation and no fire.
  • A separate explosion around 05:15 at a Boezemstraat hospitality venue caused limited damage, and police are examining the incident.
  • After a shooting around 01:15 on Zoutziedersstraat in Rotterdam-Delfshaven, police found a car containing a large quantity of cocaine per a 112 photographer, with no injuries or arrests confirmed.
  • Regional liveblogs reported numerous incidents and ongoing civic life, including traffic crashes in Gelderland, a burned sandbox net at CBS De Zaaier in Vlagtwedde with a police report planned, strong turnout for Apeldoorn’s Open Monumentendagen, and a near sellout after Vitesse expanded GelreDome capacity for the Airborne match.