Car Explodes At Amsterdam's Busy Dam Square, Driver Injured—On Cam

<p>A man set himself and his car on fire in Amsterdam's iconic Dam Square in a possible attempt of suicide, the Dutch police said on Thursday.</p> <p>The incident occurred near the National Monument located near the square's southeastern corner in the Dutch capital earlier in the day.</p> <p>Videos shared on social media showed a red car parked near the museum. Shortly after, a small explosion follows, with flames coming out of the vehicle, according to AFP.</p> <p>The Amsterdam police said that the visuals show that the fire was sparked after an explosion.&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">BREAKING:<br /><br />Video of the moment the failed car bomb exploded at the main square in Amsterdam, Netherlands.<br /><br />A car is on fire after a small explosion. The police believe it&rsquo;s a deliberate attack.<br /><br />It&rsquo;s the same location where 5 people were stabbed a few days ago. <a href="https://t.co/6xmudcjXE4">pic.twitter.com/6xmudcjXE4</a></p> &mdash; Visegr&aacute;d 24 (@visegrad24) <a href="https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1907795875683881169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2025</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>"Camera images show that the fire on the Dam was sparked after an explosion in a car," Amsterdam police confirmed on X, formerly Twitter.</p> <p>"At that moment there were a lot of people close to the vehicle, but as far as we know, no bystanders were injured," the police added.</p> <p>The explosion occurred at a time when a lot of people had gathered at the Dam Square. The video showed that a group of people was also present near the red vehicle at the time of explosion, following which they ran away.</p> <p>The police vehicles arrived immediately after the car went on fire. Police said that the fire was "deliberately started by the car's driver who was injured in the process."</p> <p>The driver stumbled from the car with his clothes on fire, quickly extinguished by police.&nbsp;The driver has been taken to the hospital and is under police custody.&nbsp;He has been identified as a 50-year-old Dutch national from the North Netherlands province.&nbsp;</p> <p>"Detectives are keeping all scenarios open, but have strong suspicions that the man wanted to take his own life. He is suspected of arson," the police said.</p> <p>The latest incident comes days after a Ukrainian man last week stabbed five people at random in the streets around the square, located in the heart of the Dutch capital.&nbsp;The suspect was overpowered by a bystander during the attack and was taken into custody.&nbsp;</p>

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