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title: "Explosion at Covid testing centre appears to be intentional"
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date: "2026-07-30T21:07:08+00:00"
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#  Explosion at Covid testing centre appears to be intentional

 Written by Zoe Rutherford on 03 March 2021.

An explosion outsode of a Covid testing centre in Bovenkarspel, just outide Amsterdam, appears to have been intentionally carried out.

According to reports the blast occurred at 6.55am before the centre opened and caused no injuries, windows were shattered and the metal remains of an explosive device were found at the scene.

Police spokesman Menno Hartenberg said: "We don't know yet exactly what exploded, the explosives experts must first investigate. What we're saying is that something like that doesn't just happen by accident, it has to be laid."

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