Dutch police detain three in connection to apartment building explosion that killed six
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Saturday, December 14, 2024
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On Tuesday, Dutch police said they arrested three people in connection to an explosion occurring the over the previous weekend that destroyed a three-story apartment block in the city of the Hague, South Holland, Netherlands and killed six people.[Source]
They were expected to make appearances in court later in the week.
The cause of the explosion remained unknown. Police said there was no drug laboratory present in any of the buildings, and the compound's gas vendor asserted to Dutch media that there had not been a gas leak.[Source]
A suspicious car was reportedly seen "speeding away" from the scene following the explosion. The BBC reported that although several vehicles had been impounded in relation to the arrests, it was currently unknown if they are connected to the explosion, or if one of them was the car that was seen leaving the scene.
Police said further arrests in connection to the incident "cannot be ruled out."[Source]
Condolences were extended to the victims of the explosion by the Dutch Royal Family, who released a statement saying, "We sympathise with all those who have been personally affected or who fear for the fate of their loved ones".
Sources
[edit]- Cbs/afp. "Netherlands building explosion kills at least 6 as authorities look for driver who sped away from scene" — CBS News, December 9, 2024
- Jake Lapham. "Five dead, more feared missing after The Hague flat explosions" — BBC, December 7, 2024
- Jabed Ahmed. "Three dead after apartment block explosion in the Netherlands" — The Independent, December 7, 2024
- Anna Holligan. "Police arrest three after The Hague flat explosions" — BBC, December 10, 2024
- EURACTIV.com with agencies. "Dutch police arrest three after blast that killed six in The Hague" — EURACTIV, December 11, 2024
- "Dutch police arrest 3 with possible links to huge apartment explosion that killed 6 in The Hague" — AP News, December 10, 2024