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Police are investigating Explosion in Amsterdam! Was the explosives gang planning an attack in Germany?
AMSTERDAM 12-06-26. Emergency services have stopped the search for victims following the explosion at Remijden in Amsterdam. The cause is possibly the manufacturing of explosives for ATM robberies in the basement storage unit. There are seven injured, and 400 people from the adjacent apartment building have been evacuated. / 120626
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Seven injured and 400 residents evacuated!
A group of young men are said to have built explosive devices in an Amsterdam apartment block – apparently for a planned attack in Germany. The police are investigating.
Explosion in Amsterdam – police suspect explosives gang
After the explosion at an apartment block in Amsterdam with seven injured and 400 residents evacuated, the police are investigating whether criminals caused the accident through activities with explosives. Three people were arrested, the police said. After an extensive rescue operation, it is no longer assumed that there are still people under the rubble.
On Friday night there was a violent explosion in an outbuilding of an apartment block. The building caught fire and partially collapsed. As the newspapers Het Parool and De Telegraaf reported, citing information from the fire department and witnesses, a group of young men are said to have made explosive devices in the basement of the building, such as those used to blow up ATMs. Specifically, it is said to have been about preparing for a corresponding attack in Germany.
Did police know about explosives activity in residential area?
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema described the alleged production of explosive devices in the middle of a residential area as “anti-social”. Since residents apparently knew about it, the question arises as to whether the police were aware of it, Halsema told broadcaster NOS.
For years, a group from the Netherlands has been blamed for blowing up ATMs in Germany. Regardless of this, there are regular explosive attacks in criminal circles that target homes and company buildings. “We are trying to track down those who are making and planting the explosive devices,” Halsema said. She described the preparations for explosive attacks in residential areas as a “gigantic” problem. (jow/dpa)
Sources used: dpa
