Police are looking for witnesses to the series of explosions in Amsterdam

Explosions September 15 and 16, 2023
On Friday evening around 8:15 p.m., the police received a report of an explosion on Eef Kamerbeekstraat in the Zeeburg district. Shortly after the explosion, witnesses saw two young men riding away on a fat bike in the direction of the Piethein tunnel. An hour later, around 9:15 p.m., an explosion takes place at the front door of a house on Vijgepeerpad in Amsterdam North. At 11:30 p.m. the fire brigade had to respond to a possible car fire, but it soon became apparent that there had been another explosion on Galjootstraat. Many people come out because of the huge bang. In the night from Friday to Saturday, around 4:30 am, the EGoli in Amsterdam South East was hit. The house was damaged as a result. In the vicinity of the EGoli, the police arrested a 20-year-old Amsterdam resident on suspicion of involvement in the explosion at the EGoli.

Explosions September 17 and 18, 2023
An explosive went off at a porch on Henri Dunantstraat in Amsterdam West on Saturday and Sunday night around 00.30. The force of the explosion destroyed the mailboxes. On Saturday and Sunday night around 4:45 am, an explosive was detonated at the front door of a porch house on Haspelstraat. The windows and front door were destroyed.

“Explosions are disturbing”
Response from police chief Frank Paauw: “The number of explosions so far are disturbing. The explosions are dangerous and have a huge impact on the sense of security of Amsterdam residents. As the police, we work day and night on this form of crime. On the other hand, little information is shared with us, which really needs to change. My call to all Amsterdam residents is to share information with us to make our city safer together.”

Reporting helps
Do you see suspicious situations? Then report it! If you find it scary or exciting to report, you can always do so anonymously or confidentially. Then use Report Crime Anonymously or the Criminal Intelligence Team. This is a department trained in shielding tipsters and informants. They are trained to obtain information in an unobtrusive manner and to protect the informant at all times.

Witness call
The police are investigating the cases and can use help from witnesses. Did you see anything before, during or after one of the explosions? Or do you, for example, have footage from security cameras, video doorbells or dashcams? Then the investigation department would like to get in touch with you. This can be done via 0900-8844 or anonymously via 0800-7000. You can upload any images via the tip form below. Please clearly state which explosion you want to share information about.