An explosion occurred near a COVID-19 test centre in the Netherlands, shattering windows but causing no apparent injuries, police said.
“Near the local health service’s testing centre in Bovenkarspel, an explosive went off at 6.55am. Police are investigating. The perimeter has been sealed off,” the police said in a statement.
A bomb squad was sent to determine whether any explosive material remained at the scene, public television network NOS reported.
In January, a COVID testing centre was set on fire in the Dutch village of Urk as protests broke out over the start of an overnight curfew in the Netherlands introduced as part of measures intended to rein in the virus.
The Netherlands suffered several nights of rioting, the most violent the country has seen in decades.
A court last week ordered the government to immediately lift the nationwide curfew, ruling that the government had wrongly used emergency powers to bring it into force.
Wednesday’s explosion was not the first case of suspected violence linked to the pandemic.
In January, a man was arrested in Wales after a suspect package was sent to a COVID-19 vaccination production site, forcing a partial evacuation.
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Source: eNCA
