A person set himself and his automobile on fireplace in Amsterdam’s iconic Dam Sq. in a potential try of suicide, the Dutch police mentioned on Thursday.

The incident occurred close to the Nationwide Monument positioned close to the sq.’s southeastern nook within the Dutch capital earlier within the day.

Movies shared on social media confirmed a purple automobile parked close to the museum. Shortly after, a small explosion follows, with flames popping out of the automobile, in line with AFP.

The Amsterdam police mentioned that the visuals present that the fireplace was sparked after an explosion. 

BREAKING:

Video of the second the failed automobile bomb exploded on the most important sq. in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

A automobile is on fireplace after a small explosion. The police imagine it’s a deliberate assault.

It’s the identical location the place 5 folks have been stabbed just a few days in the past. pic.twitter.com/6xmudcjXE4

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“Digicam photos present that the fireplace on the Dam was sparked after an explosion in a automobile,” Amsterdam police confirmed on X, previously Twitter.

“At that second there have been lots of people near the automobile, however so far as we all know, no bystanders have been injured,” the police added.

The explosion occurred at a time when lots of people had gathered on the Dam Sq.. The video confirmed {that a} group of individuals was additionally current close to the purple automobile on the time of explosion, following which they ran away.

The police autos arrived instantly after the automobile went on fireplace. Police mentioned that the fireplace was “intentionally began by the automobile’s driver who was injured within the course of.”

The driving force stumbled from the automobile together with his garments on fireplace, rapidly extinguished by police. The driving force has been taken to the hospital and is underneath police custody. He has been recognized as a 50-year-old Dutch nationwide from the North Netherlands province. 

“Detectives are maintaining all situations open, however have robust suspicions that the person needed to take his personal life. He’s suspected of arson,” the police mentioned.

The most recent incident comes days after a Ukrainian man final week stabbed 5 folks at random within the streets across the sq., positioned within the coronary heart of the Dutch capital. The suspect was overpowered by a bystander through the assault and was taken into custody.