The mayor has had the house closed for at least four weeks – just like after the second explosion in September. A surveillance camera was also installed at the apartment today. Residents could take their concerns to the police and enforcement, who stood in front of the apartment with vans all day long.
Tamara van Groningen lives with her husband and baby under the apartment that was targeted for the third time. After the explosion, she sat up in her bed. “My husband immediately went upstairs to put out the fire and the neighbor went out the window,” she says.
After the explosion in September two minor suspects arrestedbut peace does not seem to have returned.
Message on the sidewalk
Tamara is convinced that this is a targeted action, because a message to her neighbor was written on the sidewalk in front of the apartment: ‘pay’. “Last time he was allowed to return after four weeks and it was said that there would be more police around,” she continues. “That we are not in danger and that this would not happen again.”
She is happy with the camera surveillance, but Tamara does not think that is the solution. “When you place the rest of the neighborhood in an unsafe situation, I think you should take responsibility and look for another home.
According to her, many apartment residents are so afraid that they now want to move themselves. “But that is not possible with this housing market.”
Response Eigen Haard
Landlord Eigen Haard said in a response that it was ‘shocked’. “We understand very well that residents are concerned. That is why we were here this morning with the municipality and the police to talk to residents and offer support.”
Eigen Haard also installed cameras before, but only in the apartment building. The housing association is investigating what legal steps are possible.