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Homes damaged by explosion in Amersfoort
An explosion occurred at a house on the Keerkring in Amersfoort on Sunday morning, a police spokesperson confirmed after reports from RTV Utrecht. The house and a neighboring house were damaged, but no one was injured.
Het is de laatste tijd erg onrustig in #Amersfoort. Vannacht was het raak op de Keerkring, waar een explosie een woning zwaar beschadigde. Bij de aanslag raakte gelukkig niemand gewond.
— Jeroen van der Veer (@JeroenvdVeer) July 28, 2024
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Around 4:30 a.m., an Amersfoort resident woke up to a loud bang and called the police. At the scene, the officers discovered that the house had been damaged. Luckily, no one was home at the time of the explosion.
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— Politie Utrecht (@POL_Utrecht) July 28, 2024
In de nacht van zaterdag 27 op zondag 28 juli was rond 04.30 uur een explosie bij een woning aan de #Keerkring in #Amersfoort. Gelukkig raakte niemand gewond. De politie doet onderzoek. Heb jij iets gezien of heb je informatie? Laat het ons weten.
According to the police, the house's front door and shutters were damaged by the explosion, RTV Utrecht reported. In addition, the windows of the neighboring house were shattered, according to a photographer who was at the scene.
The police have been investigating the damaged house since Sunday morning. The immediate vicinity has been cordoned off, the broadcaster reported. The police are asking witnesses to come forward.