Two suspected letter bombs went off on Wednesday in the Dutch cities of Amsterdam and Kerkrade but no one was injured, police have confirmed.
The first explosion was reported shortly before 0800 CET at a postal sorting centre on Bolstoen, in northwestern Amsterdam.
Police said in a statement that one of the employees heard a "hissing sound" emitting from a letter and threw it away. A "slight bang" then occurred.
The letter bomb contained an extortion letter, demanding payment in bitcoins.
There were no injuries and an initial sweep of the building by experts found no other explosives.
Read more at: Two suspected letter bombs explode in the Netherlands | Euronews
The first explosion was reported shortly before 0800 CET at a postal sorting centre on Bolstoen, in northwestern Amsterdam.
Police said in a statement that one of the employees heard a "hissing sound" emitting from a letter and threw it away. A "slight bang" then occurred.
The letter bomb contained an extortion letter, demanding payment in bitcoins.
There were no injuries and an initial sweep of the building by experts found no other explosives.
Read more at: Two suspected letter bombs explode in the Netherlands | Euronews