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Crime scene tape and a police car, with police officers in the background
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Explosions damage two homes in Roermond, police seek witnesses
15 March 2026 - 12:15
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Image of man throwing fireworks at a midwivery clinic in Nijverdal.
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Man hands himself in after police release images of fireworks attack on Nijverdal clinic
16 February 2026 - 18:40
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Utrecht mayor Sharon Dijksma unveiling the Maarten van Rossem memorial bench in the Wilhelminapark, 16 May 2025
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Utrecht mayor seeks compensation from FC Porto fans over destroyed buses
12 November 2025 - 12:50
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Police officers
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Utrecht police to conduct preventive searches ahead of FC Utrecht vs. FC Porto match
5 November 2025 - 20:20
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Police officers were pelted with fireworks in Eindhoven in 2023
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Dutch lawmakers renew push for nationwide fireworks ban
18 January 2025 - 15:35
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Fireworks usher in the New Year on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. 1 January 2024
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Firework sales surge amid bans, police seize 4,000 kilos at German border
29 December 2024 - 13:05
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One boy was left comatose from injuries suffered in an explosion and fire at a home on Maasstraat in Purmerend during the early morning hours. 15 Dec. 2024
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Young boy, 16, left comatose with severe burns after Purmerend explosion, arson
24 December 2024 - 07:00
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Police arrest two men in connection with explosion in Purmerend
19 December 2024 - 18:40
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Police officers were pelted with fireworks in Eindhoven in 2023
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Heavy fireworks without a permit will now be considered weapons by authorities
19 December 2024 - 12:50
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An explosion destroyed at least five apartments on Tarwekamp in The Hague. Four people were quickly hospitalized as rescuers searched for missing people. 7 Dec. 2024
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Bridal shop owner targeted in fatal Hague explosion left bewildered, says attorney
19 December 2024 - 09:25
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Riot police officer surrounded by smoke
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Another seven arrests made in connection with Plein ’40-’45 riots in Amsterdam
17 December 2024 - 19:30
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Six months prison recommended for man who threw fireworks at pro-Palestine demonstrators
10 December 2024 - 19:30
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An area cordoned off by police
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Third explosion in a week in Den Bosch, Arab restaurant targeted
13 July 2024 - 14:10
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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
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Police and firefighters assaulted with fireworks around the Netherlands; Dozens hurt
1 January 2024 - 11:13
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Crime scene tape with a police car in the background
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Explosion at homes in Rotterdam and Hoorn
10 September 2023 - 15:00
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Ash, rubble and debris caused by fireworks in Amsterdam Oost. Jan. 1, 2020
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Twice as many fireworks injuries as last year, despite fireworks ban
5 January 2022 - 16:30
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Dutch Police Officer at the crime scene.
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Heavy fireworks explosion forces residents to leave home in middle of night
6 November 2021 - 15:00
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Dutch police crime scene tape
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Resounding bang shocks residents in Utrecht
11 July 2021 - 10:00
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Thousands of kilos of illegal fireworks
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Police in Rotterdam seize 4,500 kilos of heavy fireworks
13 December 2020 - 14:00
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Car explodes in Enschede; police close off scene
16 June 2015 - 12:10
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Police investigate fireworks accident that leaves 7 with hearing loss
6 January 2014 - 19:56

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