Netherlands: 15 homes evacuated in Limburg after explosive is found


Police evacuated 15 homes and closed two streets on Sunday morning in Limburg after an explosive was found in front of a house on the Hommerterweg in Hoensbroek.

The Explosives Ordinance Disposal Service (EOD) brought the explosive to a quarry on Sunday afternoon where it was defused.

A police spokesperson could not yet say what kind of explosive it was. “It was not a hand grenade, a firework explosive, or a World War II bomb. What kind of explosive it was will be shown in the investigation”, the spokesperson told 1Limburg.

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Source: NL Times