Devastation after explosion at tobacco shop in Amsterdam
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Last night a bomb raid caused havoc at a tobacco shop in Amsterdam. An ATM in the facade of the building in Kinkerstraat was blown up with an explosive around 03:30 am.
The ATM on which the robbery was presented is on the outside of the building. It was a private ATM that, unlike the Geldmaat, is available at night.
A neighbor was awakened by a loud bang. “Shortly after that there was a second loud sound and then I looked outside, I started filming and then a third came,” he tells. regional broadcaster NH. “It is, of course, even frightening. You hear it a lot lately. To see it happen live is a special experience.”
Watch the video that the tenant made below:
Devastation after explosion at tobacco shop in Amsterdam Kinkerstraat
“We heard phone calls from local residents who were startled by bangs,” says a speech by the Amsterdam police. According to the words, the building has been badly damaged, but the structure of the building is still intact. “The houses have not been evacuated.”
The police searched for suspects in the Kinkerstraat area last night, but they have not been found. “Several problems have arisen. They left on a scooter of several scooters, that has not yet been reported.”
The burglary is in a special place, because the street is completely open for work. Part of the fence for the work has also been knocked down.