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Wednesday, 10 October 2018 - 12:00

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Grenade found tied to door of Zwolle bar

An object that looks very much like a hand grenade was found tied to the door of the Bruut bar on Voorstraat in Zwolle on Wednesday. The police closed down the area around the cafe and nearby homes were evacuated, NOS reports.

The "possible explosive" was found at around 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the Zwolle police said on Twitter. Explosive experts were deployed to the scene to investigate. The fire department and an ambulance are also in the area as a precaution.

Earlier this week Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus of Justice and Security said that since the start of 2017 a total of 16 hand grenades were found at Dutch businesses, 10 of them exploded.

LIVE: Granaat gevonden bij populair café in Zwolle: De Voorstraat in Zwolle is ter hoogte van café Bruut volledig afgezet. Politie met honden bewaken de straat. Een granaat hangt aan de deur van het café. Dat bevestigt de politie. https://t.co/Q63L8uItQ4 pic.twitter.com/sCoyIJTX1U

— deStentor_Zwolle (@ds_Zwolle) October 10, 2018

Mogelijk handgranaat aan deurklink café Zwolle. https://t.co/FqXQtQzYoJ

Aan de deur van een café in Zwolle is een voorwerp opgehangen dat sterk op een granaat lijkt. Het voorwerp hangt aan de deur van café Bruut in de Voorstraat.
De straat in het centrum is afgezet en... pic.twitter.com/jpV4SF9p8r

— NL Nieuws (@NieuwsNu123) October 10, 2018

In binnenstad Zwolle wordt mogelijk explosief aan voordeur café Bruut in Voorstraat onderzocht. Afzetting is vergroot, Primark is uit voorzorg ontruimd al bakt naastgelegen FEBO nog gewoon patat. Geen woordvoering hier, we volgen het voor #oostnieuws #rtvoost pic.twitter.com/bkrYiCkhbG

— Chantal Everaardt (@c_everaardt) October 10, 2018

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