An attack on the town hall in Lingewaard
Last night in Bemmel, near Nijmegen, Lingewaard town hall was attacked, when a driver drove into the building with two gas bottles, one of which exploded. He looked like he had tried to flee, but he passed away at the scene, as the car was on fire.
Automobilist rijdt gemeentehuis Lingewaard binnen https://t.co/7genpG4cGe via @verhuisboxen #news #nederland pic.twitter.com/mhpTCx45Nv
— Verhuisboxen.nl (@Verhuisboxen) 22 augustus 2018
Previously, a threat was made that was linked to this incident. Following this, a car drove into the building at 2 am this morning, causing the driver to pass away. It’s strange that he tried to do this when no one was around, signifying that it was probably just anger at the municipality. It was also not easy to reach the town hall by car, so he would have struggled to reach the building normally.
Bemmel, gemeentehuis. Vannacht is er een auto het gemeentehuis binnengereden. Hierbij is een slachtoffer gevallen. Brandweer vuur snel onder controle. Door brand en waterschade zal het gemeentehuis vandaag gesloten Zijn. Volg de website van de gemeente Lingewaard ^rb
— crisisGM (@crisisGM) 22 augustus 2018
Of course, the town hall cannot be open today, however, the fire was thankfully kept under control about an hour after it happened. Despite this, there is now major damage to the town hall, so there is no knowing when it will reopen, but they are assuring residents that it will happen as soon as possible.
So far the police aren’t calling it a terrorist attack, as they seem to know who did it and why. However, they are still currently investigating this incident and haven’t yet disclosed any information to the public.
Auto rijdt in op gemeentehuis Lingewaard: ‘Gelinkt aan recente dreiging’ https://t.co/uszjAT0KFl pic.twitter.com/Q1pm7A5i7A
— RTL Nieuws (@RTLnieuws) 22 augustus 2018
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