Dutch police arrest three suspects over restaurant bomb attack in Antwerp

Dutch police arrest three suspects over restaurant bomb attack in Antwerp
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Dutch police have arrested three suspects, aged 17 and 18, during the investigation into an attack on a restaurant in Borgerhout, Antwerp Public Prosecutor's Office said on Monday.

The attack, which took place on Sunday night at an establishment located on the Turnhoutsebaan in Borgerhout, a district of the city of Antwerp, resulted in an explosion and a fire.

The restaurant's entrance door was damaged, but nobody was injured.

An examining magistrate has been appointed to investigate the incident, which is currently being treated as a case of criminal damage to property caused by an explosion, a breach of the law on explosives and participation in a criminal organisation.

Surveillance camera images identified the suspects, who have now been arrested in the Netherlands. Further investigation will have to determine whether there is a link between the events and the drug trade, as has been the case in previous attacks in the Antwerp region.

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