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| Blast in Netherlands |
| 2002-05-11 |
| An explosion ripped apart a car parked in front of the house of a local politician in the southern Netherlands on Saturday, five days after the leader of a national political movement was shot to death. No one was injured in the blast, which severely damaged a car belonging to the wife of a another politician, a city alderman in Brunssum, near the German border and about 12 miles from the Dutch city of Maastricht. Police said the explosive may have been a grenade. The politician was identified as J. Steiner of the local Christian Democratic party. Steiner told police he feared the motive was political and requested police security, the national broadcasting company NOS reported. Last summer, the car of Brunssum's mayor was set on fire. A suspect was never found, and police were investigating whether the two attacks could be linked. If I ever go into politix, remind me not to do it in the Netherlands. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |