Home-made explosions set to double this year: police figures

There have been 358 explosions outside private homes and business premises so far this year, compared with just 227 in 2022 as a whole, broadcaster NOS said on Wednesday, quoting police figures. More than half the blasts took place in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, but more rural areas are increasingly being affected. In Groningen, for example, a hairdressers’ salon has twice been targeted while in Oude Pekela and Winschoten there were explosions outside businesses on Tuesday night. Criminologist Jasper van der...