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Inside the Mad Fox club under the W Hotel Amsterdam

Hand grenade explodes at club under W Hotel Amsterdam

Apr 5 '19 22:53

An explosion at the Mad Fox club early Friday morning was caused by a live hand grenade. There were no injuries reported in the incident, but it was followed up by another report later in the day of a hand grenade seen in front of the club's front door.

Amsterdam's mayor, Femke Halsema, ordered the club shut down, according to a statement from her office released late on Friday. The Spuistraat club is located underneath the luxury W Hotel in Amsterdam. It will be kept closed for an indefinite period of time to protect the peace.

U.S. hotel giant Marriott to build two Amsterdam hotels

Jun 9 '16 15:45

American hotel giant Marriott will soon be building two hotels in Amsterdam's Houthavens - a branch of designer hotel Moxy and a Residence Inn, a so-called short stay hotel aimed at business travelers, Het Parool .

Aruba revisiting Natalee Holloway burial claim

Feb 18 '15 19:20

Crime Top Stories

Investigators in Aruba are looking into newly-revealed claims that American teenager Natalee Holloway was seen with Joran van der Sloot at a Marriott hotel construction site the night she went missing. The former public prosecutor there had previously written off the lead, suggesting it was not credible enough to warrant use of the island's resources.

Missing Norwegian found dead in canal

Jan 9 '15 00:03

Crime

The dead body of a missing Norwegian tourist was found floating in an Amsterdam canal Thursday afternoon, police in Amsterdam confirm. Tore Grødem, a 21-year-old man visiting the city, had not been seen since December 19 at about 2 a.m.

Journalist who fled Egypt speaks out

Feb 5 '14 09:45

Politics

BNR- correspondent Rena Netjes has escaped Egypt. She, together with other journalists, had been placed on a terrorist suspect list, and it was no longer safe for her in Egypt.

Marriott to Open Meeting Suites in Amsterdam

Aug 9 '13 08:35

Marriott Hotels will launch its revolutionary meeting spaces at an Amsterdam property to offer stimulating and imaginative working atmospheres to its guests.