Three bombs go off on an average night in the Netherlands, blowing out windows and sometimes causing injury or death.
the blasts, usually caused by illegal fireworks with the strength of a grenade, have created a sense of unease.
The explosions have shaken communities across the Netherlands: In the first half of this year, the authorities recorded nearly 700 such bombings. The explosions cause fear, damage homes and livelihoods, and have occasionally led to deaths or injuries.
No, it’s not. This happened this year (Dutch source).
Still, the article is fearmongering as 500 explosions include a whole bunch of idiots with illegal fireworks closely after the start of the new year. They are annoying, but fuck off quickly enough.
I mean this being something that’s widely reported on. It still happens, obviously.