illegal fireworks

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PSV fans jam into Stadhuisplein in Eindhoven to celebrate the team’s third straight Eredivisie championship.
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Eindhoven: Stadhuisplein and the Markt jammed with PSV fans
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Illegal fireworks seizures top 112,000 kilograms, surpassing last year’s total
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Arrest: Police officer handcuffing a suspect with a police car in the background
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22-year-old arrested after police find 550 kilograms of illegal fireworks in Eindhoven
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Fireworks in a store
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Heemskerk minor in custody after major fireworks seizure
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A police detention cell
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One arrested after police seize 21 kilograms of illegal fireworks in Oud-Vossemeer
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Illegal fireworks discovered at a warehouse on the Basisweg, Amsterdam-West, December 4, 2025.
Crime
Police find 8,500 kilos of illegal fireworks in Amsterdam warehouse
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Cops found hundreds of kilograms of illegal fireworks and weapons in a storage unit under the Overtoomsesluis police station in Amsterdam West, 1 December 2025
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Cops find huge amount of fireworks, weapons in storage unit under A'dam police station
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Main street Hoofdstraat of Midwolda, municipality of Scheemda
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Victims frustrated suspects in devastating fireworks explosion have yet to stand trial
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A police raid in Bodegraven led to 236.5 kilograms of illegal fireworks, including nitrate explosives, Cobra-branded powerful firecrackers, and aerial shells. 12 December 2023
Crime
Dutch dealers massively selling illegal fireworks used in explosive attacks from Germany
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German border
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Over 500 kilos of illegal fireworks seized from two Dutch men at German border
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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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Record number of reports about explosives at anonymous tip line
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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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Man sentenced to six months for throwing fireworks at police in the Hague
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A consumer-grade fireworks cakebox continued to burn on a square in Amsterdam long after the barrage of pyrotechnics detonated. 31 Dec. 2024
Crime
Dutch authorities seized more than 107,250 kg of illegal fireworks in 2024, 36% increase
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Police officer cordoning off a crime scene
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EOD dismantles fireworks buried near Willem II stadium after match
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Police at the scene of an explosion, fire, and building collapse on Schammenkamp in Rotterdam-Zuid. 2 February 2024
Crime
Number of explosions increased again in the Netherlands this year; 500 suspects arrested
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Illegal Cobra fireworks
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Police seize 43 kilos of illegal cobra fireworks in Haarlemmermeer
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Police officer cordoning off a crime scene
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Police find massive 10,000 kg of illegal fireworks in Hague residential neighborhood
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The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate seized around 18,000 kilograms of fireworks from a Dutch fireworks importer, December 2023
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Massive 5,500 kg of fireworks found in warehouse in Zuid-Holland village; 3 arrested
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Explosion damaged a fishmonger on Molukkenstraat on 18 October 2023. The windows are shattered and some have been boarded up
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Amsterdam man arrested for possession and sale of explosives
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An explosion took place in front of a home on Gretha Hofstralaan in Vlaardingen early on 12 December 2023
Crime
Plumber hounded by threats and explosions for 16 months dies at age 45
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A fire triggered an explosion at a fireworks storage facility in a residential part of Enschede, killing 23 and injuring 947. 13 May 2000
Politics
Members of Parliament want ban on storage of fireworks in residential areas
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The court on Parnassusweg in Amsterdam-Zuid, 21 February 2021
Crime
Suspect who threw heavy fireworks at riot police facing 18 month jail sentence
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Explosive damaged a catering establishment on Kleine Gartmanplantsoen in Amsterdam, 8 August 2022
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Flash powder from fireworks popular in criminal explosions targeting homes, businesses
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A police raid in Bodegraven led to 236.5 kilograms of illegal fireworks, including nitrate explosives, Cobra-branded powerful firecrackers, and aerial shells. 12 December 2023
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New Year's Fireworks caused at least €8 million in damages in first estimate