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Search interest is rising in the Netherlands around 'plofkraak', the Dutch term for ATM bombings using explosives. The topic resurfaces whenever a new attack or arrest is reported, with regional outlets such as De Gelderlander covering incidents and police investigations. The phenomenon remains a recurring security concern for municipalities and cash transport companies across the country.
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A patient at the Mesdagkliniek in Groningen, a Dutch forensic psychiatric facility for tbs patients, stabbed an employee. The man was arrested by police. The incident has raised fresh concerns about safety and staffing at high-security forensic clinics in the Netherlands, where attacks on staff have repeatedly occurred in recent years.