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Third Explosion Hits Zevenaar Pilates Studio, Mayor Closes Premises for One Month

The closure is a protective measure as police carry out forensic inquiries, linking leads to two earlier June blasts.

Overview

  • Police say a third blast damaged multiple windows at the pilates studio in Zevenaar overnight into Monday and that a brick was reportedly thrown through a pane.
  • Mayor Lucien van Riswijk ordered an immediate one-month closure of the building to protect residents and give investigators space to work.
  • Authorities are treating the latest blast as a separate incident while forensic teams link investigative leads to two explosions at the same studio in June and no suspect has been identified.
  • Separately, the military Explosives Disposal Unit recovered explosive material from a green strip in De Wijert and plans to detonate it safely off-site as police seek witnesses.
  • A large fire at a villa in Eindhoven that destroyed three cars is under active investigation and is being examined alongside the Zevenaar incidents as part of a broader pattern of targeted property attacks that has left local businesses and residents unsettled.