Explosion ignites car in busy central Amsterdam square, Dutch police says

Amsterdam police said a car caught fire on the central Dam Square on Thursday afternoon following an explosion in the vehicle.

Police said the driver of the car was suspected of having caused the fire and had possibly done so on purpose. No injuries were reported.

Police said camera footage had shown that the fire was caused by an explosion, which happened among a crowd of people on the busy square.

Images on social media show a man with burning clothes close to a small red car with flames lashing out the windows on the Dam Square. Police are seen extinguishing the flames on the visibly wounded man before taking him into custody.

Police said it had sealed off large parts of the square as explosives experts were investigating the car.