Probe underway after blast damages Dutch coronavirus testing centre

Police spokesman Menno Hartenberg said it was unclear whether the testing centre had been deliberately targeted, or when the facility would be able to reopen
Probe underway after blast damages Dutch coronavirus testing centre
Emergency services attend the scene close to the coronavirus testing station in Bovenkarspel (Stefanie ter Koele/AP)

An explosion has smashed windows at a coronavirus testing centre in a small town north of Amsterdam, police said.

No-one was hurt in the incident near the testing centre in Bovenkarspel just before 7am local time (6am GMT).

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