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October 2026

NOS Binnenland · 13 OctTranslated

Terror suspect arrested in Capelle, possibly wanted to commit attack

Last week, someone was arrested in Capelle aan den IJssel who presumably wanted to commit an attack, the Public Prosecutor's Office has announced. The 20-year-old man is suspected of threatening a terrorist offense and preparing a terrorist offense. Last Monday, the police received a report about the man. He would have said that he wanted to commit an attack and make as many victims as possible.

NOS Binnenland · 13 OctTranslated

Construction of new forests falls far short of objectives

Little remains of a national plan to plant more forests. In 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture presented the Forest Strategy. It stated that 37,000 hectares of forest had to be added in ten years. Provinces are largely responsible for planting, but six years later their goals are still far from sight.

NOS Binnenland · 13 OctTranslated

Contact Point Veilig Thuis alerts: 'We can no longer handle the work'

A report of domestic violence or child abuse often ends up in a large pile. For years, it has taken too long for action to be taken. There was already criticism from the outside, but now Veilig Thuis is ringing the bell itself. It is because the number of advice and reports continues to rise, the situations become more complex and there are shortages of care everywhere.

NOS Binnenland · 13 OctTranslated

Panda cub Lang Yue moves from Ouwehands Zoo to China

Two-year-old panda cub Lang Yue will move from the Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen to China at the end of this month. This is necessary to maintain the population of giant pandas, the park reports in a statement . Lang Yue was born in Ouwehands in 2024. It is agreed with the China Wildlife Conservation Association that pandas born outside China will move there before they are four years old.

Omroep Leeuwarden · 12 OctTranslated

Police cordon off bike path and bushes after report of shots fired in Leeuwarden

On Monday evening, the police dropped off part of the bike path and some bushes at a house on the Coopmansstraat in Leeuwarden after a report that there might have been shooting. Several police units came to the scene and made a crime scene. Around 8 p.m., several police units arrived in the street. Officers cordon off the surroundings of the home with police ribbons.