Around 9:45 PM the attempted explosion took place. An alert witness managed to stop the suspects when they were about to carry out the explosion. The boys had a bag containing the explosive. After being stopped, the suspects were handed over to the police.
Call for witnesses
Despite the arrests, the police are looking for witnesses or people with more information. Have you not yet spoken to the police and did you see something or have camera footage on the day of the attempted explosion? Did you see anything suspicious before or after the incident on Louis Pasteurstraat? Or do you have more information that could help the investigation? Please share it. You can also do this anonymously.
- Contact the police tip line at 0800-6070;
- Fill in the tip form below;
- Share images via politie.nl/upload;
- Prefer to remain anonymous? Call Report Crime Anonymously at 0800-7000;
- Provide case number PL1100-2026034147.
Keep crime out of your neighborhood
Reporting helps.
- In case of a suspicious situation, always call 112;
- Information about (the background of) similar incidents can be reported via 0900-8844;
- If you hesitate to provide information, you can always do so anonymously via Report Crime Anonymously (0800-7000) or via the National Intelligence Team (088-6617734), a department trained to protect tipsters and informants.