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Explosion at Corona test center apparently "targeted action": Police in Holland are looking for explosives

2021-03-03T09:13:44.721Z


An explosive device exploded at a corona test center in the Netherlands on Wednesday morning. Previously, there were repeated protests against the government's corona course.


An explosive device exploded at a corona test center in the Netherlands on Wednesday morning.

Previously, there were repeated protests against the government's corona course.

Bovenkarspel - An explosive device has exploded at a corona test center in Bovenkarspel, North Holland.

People were not harmed, as the police announced on Wednesday.

The police assume a targeted action, as a spokesman said on the radio.

The center is located in the small town around 50 kilometers north of Amsterdam.

Shortly before 7:00 a.m., a metal pipe exploded near the center, according to police.

Five window panes were said to have broken.

At the time, only one security guard was present, the police said.

He was not injured.

Corona in the Netherlands: targeted attack on test center?

Police are looking for explosives

Explosives experts from the police examined the area for possible further explosive devices.

The police did not provide any information about possible perpetrators.

At the end of January, a test center was set on fire during protests against the lockdown in the small town of Urk in north-east Amsterdam.

In the Netherlands, the government's corona course has been causing a stir for months.

Especially against the night curfew until March 15, there have recently been violent protests.

According to the

AFP,

around 400 people were arrested

during the riots in January

.

(

dpa / jjf

)

Source: merkur

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