Authorities said the driver which allegedly triggered an explosion on Dam Square in Amsterdam may have been trying to commit suicide. The incident on Thursday afternoon happened during a busy period in the city center which came to a sudden stop when an explosive was detonated inside a small red car,

Dam square in central Amsterdam was closed to pedestrians and traffic on Thursday afternoon following an explosion and car fire close to the war memorial. Camera footage shows a small red car driving slowly on to the pedestrian area up to the plant pots and then a small blast,

A man set himself and his car on fire on Amsterdam's iconic Dam Square on Thursday, police said, in what they suspected was a possible attempt to take his own life.