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Fire Destroys Elderly Couple's Car: "I Can Put on a Brave Face, but that's Not Who I Am"

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Last Easter weekend, three cars and three scooters burned out over two consecutive nights. One of those cars was the Opel Astra belonging to Niels Merk (87) and his wife Leida (88). Normally, there isn't much going on on Celebesstraat in East Amsterdam, say local residents. But last weekend, it suddenly happened. A car was set on fire and the flames spread to two other cars. Mr. Merk is speechless, he says. "I can try to act tough, but I am not …
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Last Easter weekend, three cars and three scooters burned out over two consecutive nights. One of those cars was the Opel Astra belonging to Niels Merk (87) and his wife Leida (88). Normally, there isn't much going on on Celebesstraat in East Amsterdam, say local residents. But last weekend, it suddenly happened. A car was set on fire and the flames spread to two other cars. Mr. Merk is speechless, he says. "I can try to act tough, but I am not …

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AT5 broke the news in on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
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