snoop1130 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Explosion at Dutch COVID-19 test centre appears intentional, police say By Eva Plevier BOVENKARSPEL, Netherlands (Reuters) - An explosive went off at a coronavirus testing centre north of Amsterdam before sunrise on Wednesday, shattering windows but causing no injuries in what police called an intentional attack. An explosives team was on site in the town of Bovenkarspel, 55 km (35 miles) north of the capital, to examine the device, police in the province of North Holland said. The metal remains of the explosive, about 10 cm by 10 cm (4 inches by 4 inches) in size, were found in front of the building and “must have been placed” there, police spokesman Menno Hartenberg told Reuters. “Something like that doesn’t just happen by accident, it has to be laid,” the spokesman said. A security guard in the testing centre alerted police to a “loud blast” that broke several windows, a police statement said. The incident comes shortly before national elections on March 17 widely seen as a referendum on the government’s handling of the pandemic. Anger at healthcare authorities has increased since the start of 2021, with the head of the country’s National Institute for Health now accompanied by a security detail. Another test location was burned down during several days of rioting in January sparked by the introduction of a night-time curfew. Extra security has been provided to some locations due to threats and vandalism. “For more than a year we have been leaning on these people on the front lines and now this. Insane,” Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said on Twitter. The region around Bovenkarspel, a rural town, is currently suffering one of the Netherlands’ worst COVID-19 outbreaks, with 181 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, compared with around 27 per 100,000 nationally. At least one hospital has been forced to send patients to other provinces due to lack of space in its intensive care units. Wednesday is the first day in several months when lockdown measures in the Netherlands have been slightly eased, with hairdressers reopening and non-essential stores accepting a small number of customers by appointment. -- © Copyright Reuters 2021-03-03 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pique Dard Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 17 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Explosion at Dutch COVID-19 test centre appears intentional, police say understatement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 17 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Another test location was burned down during several days of rioting in January sparked by the introduction of a night-time curfew. Maybe it's a protest against these unprecedented restrictions on the people's freedom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 14 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Maybe it's a protest against these unprecedented restrictions on the people's freedom. It is a few idiots only. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnacha Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 1 minute ago, stevenl said: It is a few idiots only. You would have to be an idiot to accept the imposition of a night-time curfew on the grounds that there was a virus going around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Just now, stevenl said: It is a few idiots only. So you can't catch COvID in the day? Absolutely no justification for a night time curfew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welovesundaysatspace Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 10 minutes ago, BritManToo said: So you can't catch COvID in the day? You’re proposing a daytime curfew? Agree. 10 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Absolutely no justification for a night time curfew. Absolutely no justification for murdering people. Don’t you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 17 minutes ago, BritManToo said: So you can't catch COvID in the day? Absolutely no justification for a night time curfew. Courts disagree with you. Seems you're applauding violent acts like this in a democracy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomchaiCNX Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 19 minutes ago, stevenl said: It is a few idiots only. Probably the same kind of people we noticed in Eindhoven a couple weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polpott Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 51 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Maybe it's a protest against these unprecedented restrictions on the people's freedom. No its an adherent to the Trump philosophy, "No testing = no cases". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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