Explosive goes off near COVID-19 test centre in Netherlands

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The Hague,Netherlands — An explosion occurred Wednesday near a COVID-19 test center in the Netherlands, shattering windows but causing no apparent injuries, police said.
“Near the local health service’s testing center in Bovenkarspel, an explosive went off at 6:55 a.m. 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 new coronavirus testing center 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 meas…

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