Explosive Machine Defused in The Hague - Newest Updates and Arrests Made

The Hague – Final night time an explosive machine was present in entrance of a constructing on De La Reyweg.

Emergency companies had been known as at round 4:15am. The Head of the Explosives Security Staff (TEV), who made the primary presentation, determined that the EOD needed to be known as in.

The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Service arrived on the scene. An EOD specialist, carrying a particular bomb swimsuit, examined and defused the explosive.

The photographs present it to be a black package deal with a fuse protruding of it. Such a do-it-yourself explosive is usually utilized in detonating properties and business buildings.

The package deal was close to the ‘pakkie’ clothes store Deftig’ from the Kessler Basis. It isn’t but identified if the explosives had been supposed for this store.

To make sure that the EOD might function safely, the hearth brigade and an ambulance had been behind. De La Reyweg was closed to site visitors in each instructions whereas the emergency companies had been deployed.

Nobody was harm. It isn’t but identified if anybody has been arrested. Investigators and Forensic Investigation (FO) employees perform in depth investigations.

Up to date at 12:00: the police report that two suspects have been arrested. These are 17-year-old boys from The Hague. The police additional report that investigations haven’t proven that the explosive was supposed for one of many buildings on De la Reyweg.

Picture: Donny Kooistra