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Railway Fire During NATO Summit Was Not State-Sponsored Arson, Dutch Police Say

Summary by NL Times
Police in the Netherlands said there is no indication that another nation was responsible for the railway fire that disrupted train traffic in the Netherlands on the first day of the NATO Summit in The Hague. However, authorities still believe the fire was intentionally set, and it’s most likely that the fire was started to disrupt train service on that specific date, police said on Thursday.

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This is reported by the NL Times. “It is most likely that the arson was committed in order to hinder the movement of trains that day. There is no indication that this was done with the aim of stealing copper or that a state entity is behind this crime,” the statement said.Law enforcement officials added that the investigation ruled out the possibility that the fire could have been a technical malfunction or accident. There is also no indication …

Police are searching for three cyclists who were cycling through Amsterdam Nieuw-West on the night before the NATO summit. A fire broke out along the railway line, disrupting train traffic from Schiphol Airport all day. Police believe the fire was deliberately set; the cyclists may have seen something.

Dutch police have found no evidence of a foreign state's involvement in the railway fire that disrupted train traffic on the first day of the NATO summit in The Hague. This was stated in a statement on the Dutch police website, RBC-Ukraine reports. In their investigation, law enforcement officials ruled out the possibility of a technical malfunction or accident as the cause of the railway fire. "The most likely outcome is that the arson was comm…

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rd.nl broke the news in Apeldoorn, Netherlands on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
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