Suspect in fatal Tarwekamp explosion denies mastermind role, promised €1,500 for attack

The 33-year-old Rotterdam man accused of organizing a deadly arson attack on a bridal shop in The Hague denies being the mastermind, his lawyer Gerard Spong said. The explosion on Dec. 7 in the Tarwekamp neighborhood killed six people, injured several others, and caused extensive damage.Prosecutors allege Moshtag B. orchestrated the attack out of revenge against his ex-girlfriend, offering 1,500 euros to three accomplices to set the shop ablaze. The accused accomplices include two cousins from Roosendaal, Mourad (29) and Ilyas (23), and a 33-year-old man from Oosterhout, Adil A.