On Saturday, a home on Professor R. Casimirstraat in Amsterdam was targeted three times with explosives. Two of the attempts resulted in explosions. However, just after midnight, police prevented the third explosion by arresting a 16-year-old boy from Amsterdam.
The Defense Explosives Disposal Service (EOD) neutralized the explosives. According to the police, the boy will be presented before a judge on Monday.
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Source: NL Times
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