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Wednesday, 29 July 2015 - 09:44
Explosion in Amsterdam; homes, cars damaged
An explosion rocked the Amsterdam neighborhood Staatsliedenbuurt on Wednesday morning. The explosion happened around 5:00 a.m. on Fannius Scholtenstraat, damaging a number of homes and cars, the police reported on Twitter.
"Several people heard a bang and saw smoke", a police spokesperson said to NU. So far it seems that no one was injured in the explosion.
Windows were blown out of a number of homes and several nearby parked cars were damaged..
The cause of the explosion is still unclear. Forensic experts are investigating. The police are looking for witnesses.
https://twitter.com/Politie_Adam/status/626283883865210880