Dutch police arrest three after blast that killed six in The Hague

FILE PHOTO: An excavator operates at the scene of an explosion in a residential area in The Hague, Netherlands, December 7, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch police have arrested three people following an explosion that killed six people and injured four in an apartment building in The Hague, the police said on Tuesday.

A criminal investigation has been launched into the cause of Saturday's blast, which caused the apartment building to collapse and destroyed several neighbouring buildings in the residential area in a suburb of The Hague.