John van den Heuvel is shocked by a huge explosion during podcast

In the middle of Najib Amhali’s podcast, John van den Heuvel is startled by a huge explosion. The crime reporter remains fairly calm, but the host nearly jumps off his chair.

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Wherever John van den Heuvel appears, the security situation deteriorates because he is still under serious threat. Some celebrities therefore find it a bit scary to be in one room with him. “I thought: suppose that guy is shot at, then I’m directly in the line of fire,” said Martijn Koning, for example, after a broadcast of HLF8.

Huge explosion

It is therefore not surprising that Najib Amhali is completely shocked when a huge explosion takes place during his interview with John. While they are quietly talking to each other in the podcast ‘What could happen’ there is suddenly a huge bang. The trio at the table falls completely silent.

Najib’s eyes in particular radiate panic. Is he experiencing an attack on John here? Has the crime journalist pissed off a bunch of criminals yet again? Or is it just Shima Kaes storming in angrily?

‘Doesn’t sound good’

John breaks the silence: “That didn’t sound good.”

Najib: “No idea. We’ve never had this ehh… Well, John is here and…”

John: “Haha. Well, I hope not, that there is a causal relationship.”

Najib: “Shall we have a look?”

When he returns moments later, Najib says, “They ran away. Little boys. Fireworks in a window.”

Radio play

John: “But with you? Down here or?”

Najib: “No, not with me. Down here you have another gym. But I think let’s take a look…”

John: “Gosh, I have…”

Just before the explosion goes off, John still talks about his past anger for his biological father. “It just kind of becomes a radio play!”

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You can watch the explosion during Najib’s podcast below, from 11:30 am:

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