Bomb exploded at coronavirus testing center in the Netherlands

A PCR testing center in the Netherlands was the target of an alleged attack with an explosive placed outside the building, which exploded early on Wednesday, causing property damage, although no one was injured, according to Dutch police, who cordoned off the area to investigate what happened.

The test point is located in the city of Bovenkarspel, in the province of North Holland, about 60 kilometers from Amsterdam, and the police assume that this center was the target of the explosive placed in front of the building and that it detonated at 6:55 a.m. local time (05 h 55 GMT), according to a brief statement from the police in the area, which speaks of several windows broken by the explosion.

At the time of the incident, there was only one security guard in the building, but no one was injured, not even among the passers-by who walked through the area and spoke of a “Very strong explosion”.

A team from the explosives disposal service visited the scene to verify that there was no more explosive material in the area and, according to the police, it will take several hours to secure the area, clean up the debris and investigate the incident, Thus, the area is cordoned off and all appointments scheduled until noon have been canceled, according to public television NOS.

The circumstances surrounding what happened are unclear, but This is not the first time this year that incidents have been reported against testing centers in the Netherlands.

On January 23, and during the tensions around the introduction of the curfew, burned a post PCR in Urk, in the province of Flevoland.

A few days later, the Dutch police found flammable material with fireworks placed in another test center in Hilversum, in North Holland, but the explosive exploded in time.

For several more days, The Netherlands was the scene of an impressive wave of protests and riots, the largest in the country for several decades.

(With information from AFP and EFE)

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