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Zierikzee
Friday, 27 December 2013 - 04:33

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170kg of fireworks found in Zierikzee home

375 pounds of fireworks were found in a home in Zierikzee, including thirty homemade mortar bombs. The EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) examined the party before it is discharged.The resident could've seriously endangered his surroundings. There were enough fireworks to blow up a car, announced the police Thursday. The 53-year-old residents was arrested. The police confiscated the industrial fireworks. The EOD is investigating the homemade part.

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