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Tuesday, 25 October 2016 - 08:39

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Five cars torched within minutes in Amsterdam

Five cars went up in flames in a series of arsons committed within minutes in Amsterdam over night, RTL Nieuws reports.

The cars were set alight on Keizersgracht, Prinsengracht and Boomstraat.

A Burgernet report was issued calling on Amsterdam residents to keep an eye out for "persons behaving suspiciously".

The police are still looking for the perpetrator.

Bizar wakker worden dit! Uitgebrande #Tesla aan de #keizersgracht in #amsterdam #teslaonfire pic.twitter.com/fYQFI6UeI1

— Love At First Drive (@LAFD_NL) October 24, 2016

Vannacht is er een pyromaan bezig geweest in de #Jordaan waardoor er 2 auto's en een woning zwaar beschadigd zijn. #Boomstraat #Westerstraat pic.twitter.com/vFeHK5y4ML

— Robby Hiel (@PersburoUNN) October 25, 2016

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