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Monday, 26 December 2016 - 10:10

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Two Almere homes damaged in explosions

Two homes in Almere were damaged by explosions on Saturday night. The police believe that vandals with fireworks are behind the damage, AD reports.

Both explosions happened early in the night on Lieven de Keystraat. The police believe that someone stuck a firework on the front window of one of the homes. The window was completely destroyed. Fireworks were also thrown throuhg the letter box.

A window was also damaged at the second home. No one was injured. The police are investigating.

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