Overview
- The device detonated outside a school in Amsterdam’s Buitenveldert district early March 14, causing limited damage and no injuries, according to city authorities.
- Investigators obtained surveillance footage that appears to show a person placing the device, and they are seeking two suspects who arrived and fled on a scooter.
- A group calling itself the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right (IMCR) posted a video on X claiming responsibility for the explosion.
- Police are examining possible links to recent attacks on Jewish sites in Rotterdam and Liège; four youths were detained in the Rotterdam case.
- Dutch leaders condemned the violence and pledged to bolster security, while Israel’s foreign ministry and the U.S. ambassador issued sharp rebukes and calls for action.