Hoef en Haag house damaged in explosion, police suspect targeted attack

The municipality of Vijfheerenlanden will close a home in Hoef en Haag for 10 days in response to an explosion that happened there early Saturday morning. Police suspected the explosion was a targeted attack, according to RTV Utrecht.

The explosion damaged the front of the home on Poortstraat around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday. Nobody was injured, but local residents were startled. The village of Hoef en Haag is still under construction, but around 2,000 people already live there.

Mayor Sjors Fröhlich announced a camera would also be installed to prevent the perpetrators from striking again. He said it was "bizarre to commit such an attack in a residential area," according to RTV Utrecht.

Police are still investigating the explosion and looking for video footage that might reveal the perpetrator, who is still unknown.