Dutch police on Wednesday evacuated Amsterdam's Dam Square

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THE HAGUE: Dutch police on Wednesday evacuated Amsterdam's main Dam Square, where one of the royal palaces is situated, because of a bomb threat.

"Following a bomb threat at the upmarket Bijenkorf department store, the building on Dam Square has been evacuated," police said in a tweet.

"The Bijenkorf and surrounding areas have been emptied," they added.

A police helicopter has been deployed along with extra police, Dutch media said.

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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/wor ... 05474.html

THE HAGUE: Dutch police on Wednesday evacuated Amsterdam's main Dam Square, where one of the royal palaces is situated, because of a bomb threat.

"Following a bomb threat at the upmarket Bijenkorf department store, the building on Dam Square has been evacuated," police said in a tweet.

"The Bijenkorf and surrounding areas have been emptied," they added.

A police helicopter has been deployed along with extra police, Dutch media said.

The suspicious device was later found to be a THC bomb.

[Quazer]

The bomb turned out to be a bottled fart.

edit/ps. Bottled in 1942...