A van crashed through the front door of the building that houses newspaper De Telegraaf on Basisweg in Amsterdam around 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning. The vehicle went up in flames, causing a large amount of damage to the building, a spokesperson for the police said to NU.nl. No one was injured.

"The flames came up to 14 meters high out of the van, badly damaging the building. A window in the facade was destroyed by the vehicle, the rest were blown out by the heat of the fire", the police spokesperson said. Firefighters managed to get the fire under control quickly.

De Telegraaf calls the incident an "attack". According to the newspaper, a security guard was in the building at the time, but wasn't injured. "Everything points to an attack. We won't let ourselves be intimidated", chief editor Paul Jansen said in his newspaper.

"There are large heavy concrete flower boxes in front of the facade. Only if you really want to, you can get to the door", deputy chief editor Wim Hoogland said.

The police spokesperson could not yet tell NU.nl whether this was an attack. "For that you need a suspect and a motive", the spokesperson said. The driver of the van is still at large. The police suspect that the crash was intentional.

Last week an Amsterdam building housing, among others, Panorama and Nieuwe Revu was fired at with a rocket launcher. A 41-year-old man from Woerden was arrested. He was arraigned and remanded into custody on Monday. According to NU.nl, this building is a few hundred meters away from De Telegraaf building. It is not yet clear whether these two incidents are connected.

Vannacht is een bestelbusje het pand van de Telegraaf aan de Basisweg in Amsterdam binnengereden. De bus vloog in brand, wat enorme schade veroorzaakte. De krant zelf spreekt van een aanslag. https://t.co/KpxEkh1S7P pic.twitter.com/QRfsjiFR8C — Laurens Bosch (@BoschLaurens) June 26, 2018

Vannacht is er een aanslag gepleegd op het hoofdkantoor van De Telegraaf aan de Basisweg in Amsterdam. https://t.co/mvE9eYFPQF pic.twitter.com/hYr2PZVli6 — Sébas Diekstra (@sebasdiekstra) June 26, 2018

https://twitter.com/donald_smit1964/status/1011470430421516288</s>A police investigation is under way after a van was driven into the headquarters of a newspaper in Amsterdam.

It happened at around 4am, at the offices of De Telegraaf, the Netherlands' most widely circulated daily newspaper.

Images from the scene showed the van crashed into the front of the building.

Surveillance footage published by the newspaper shows the van being lit on fire after the crash.

The suspected driver is believed to have fled the scene in another car.

Nobody is believed to have been injured in the incident.

In a statement, Telegraaf editor-in-chief Paul Jansen said: "We will have to wait and see what the police investigation shows, but we will continue our work.

"We will not be intimidated," he added.

Dutch Prime Minister described the 'targeted action' as a "slap in the face of the free press and Dutch democracy".</s>'We will not be intimidated' - van crashes into building in Amsterdam

A van has been rammed into the entrance of a building housing a national newspaper in Amsterdam in what looks like a deliberate attack, Dutch police said.</s>AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A van drove into the head office of Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf early on Tuesday shattering its glass facade in what police said was a deliberate act.

Authorities said they would give newspapers and other media companies in Amsterdam extra protection in the wake of the attack.

Surveillance video published by the newspaper’s website show the van driving into the front of the building twice before the driver set the vehicle on fire and ran away. The building was almost empty at the time and no one was injured.

De Telegraaf specializes in sports and crime and is the largest daily in the Netherlands.

Last week, a rocket was launched at the office of Dutch crime magazine Panorama. No one was hurt and a 41-year-old man was arrested.

“One of the scenarios is that the incidents are related to recent publications about organized crime,” said local police, prosecutors and the mayor’s office in a joint statement.

Authorities said they would increase protection of the offices of the five largest national newspapers, two magazines and the local TV station in the Dutch capital, by placing extra cameras and increasing police surveillance.

They said new attacks could not be excluded, although they had no indications of attacks being planned.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Twitter the attack was “a slap in the face for the free press and Dutch democracy”.

Editor-in-chief Paul Jansen said the attacks on his paper and Panorama magazine were a cause of great concern. “But we will not be intimidated.”

The driver of the van that hit the Telegraaf around 4 a.m. (0200 GMT) escaped in a getaway car driven by an accomplice, police said.</s>AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The head office of the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf was hit by a delivery van in the small hours of Tuesday in what police said was a deliberate act, but no one was injured.

The building was almost empty at the time.

Editor-in-chief Paul Jansen said the motive was unclear. “Unfortunately, journalism has been a target for attacks more than once”, he said. “This is a cause of great concern, but we will not be intimidated.”

Prime Minister Mark Rutte described the attack on Twitter as “a slap in the face for the free press and Dutch democracy”.

De Telegraaf is the largest daily in the Netherlands, specializing in sports and crime.

Last week, a rocket was launched at an office in the same part of Amsterdam housing several magazines, although no one was hurt. A 41-year-old man was arrested.

The white van crashed into the glass facade of the Telegraaf building on the outskirts of Amsterdam around 4 a.m. (0200 GMT), where it caught fire.

Police said no one was injured, as the building had been empty except for a security guard.

The driver of the van escaped in a getaway car, probably driven by an accomplice, police said. Both suspects remained at large on Tuesday morning.</s>Dutch police are investigating after a van deliberately slammed into the headquarters of one of the Netherlands' top newspapers and media groups early Tuesday, catching fire but not causing any injuries.

"This morning about 4:00 am a delivery van was driven into the facade of a publishing house in Basisweg" in Amsterdam, police said in a statement.

The building houses the head office of the tabloid De Telegraaf, the country's top-selling paper, which focuses on sports, crime and celebrity gossip.

The police said the act was believed to be intentional, but no-one was hurt and the driver had fled the scene, most likely in a dark-coloured Audi car. They have launched a manhunt and are appealing for information.

The van burst into flames on impact, and fire services were swiftly called to the scene. Television images showed fire officers dousing a huge blaze which had engulfed the white van lodged in the building's glass-fronted facade.</s>THE HAGUE: Dutch police are investigating after a van deliberately slammed into the headquarters of one of the Netherlands’ top newspapers and media groups early Tuesday, catching fire but not causing any injuries.

"This morning about 4:00 am a delivery van was driven into the facade of a publishing house in Basisweg" in Amsterdam, police said in a statement.

The building houses the head office of the tabloid De Telegraaf, the country’s top-selling paper, which focuses on sports, crime, and celebrity gossip.

The police said the act was believed to be intentional, but no-one was hurt and the driver had fled the scene, most likely in a dark-coloured Audi car. They have launched a manhunt and are appealing for information.

The van burst into flames on impact, and fire services were swiftly called to the scene. Television images showed fire officers dousing a huge blaze which had engulfed the white van lodged in the building’s glass-fronted facade.

Dawn revealed the area had been completely charred and reduced to twisted metal, and the Telegraaf said it believed it had been a deliberate attack.

"We will not let ourselves be intimidated," said editor-in-chief Paul Jansen, adding it was too early to speculate who was behind the incident.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said, that while much remained unclear, the incident was a "slap in the face to the free press and to Dutch democracy".

His government was "alert and vigilant," he added in a tweet.

De Telegraaf added the van had not been able to penetrate into the building as the front windows were made of special safety glass.

But the Dutch news agency reported that a concrete block had recently been removed from the front to allow a construction work, which may have allowed the van to hurtle into the building.

Amsterdam mayor Jozias van Aartsen said he had spoken to the prosecution service about possible extra security measures to protect De Telegraaf as well as other media organisations in the Dutch capital.

The incident comes after a man fired an anti-tank weapon into another building in the Sloterdijk area of Amsterdam which houses media organisations, including the weekly Panorama.

A 41-year-old man has been arrested over the attack last Thursday which also caused no injuries. Police identified the man as a leader of a local motorbike gang.</s>Dutch police are investigating after a van deliberately slammed into the headquarters of one of the Netherlands' top newspapers and media groups early Tuesday, catching fire but not causing any injuries.

"This morning about 4:00 am a delivery van was driven into the facade of a publishing house in Basisweg" in Amsterdam, police said in a tweet.

The building houses the head office of De Telegraaf, a popular Dutch daily tabloid, which focuses on sports, crime and gossip around celebrities.

The police said the act was believed to be intentional, but no-one was hurt and the driver had fled the scene. They have launched a manhunt and are appealing for information.

The van burst into flames on impact, and fire services were swiftly called to the scene. Television images showed fire officers dousing huge flames leaping around the white van lodged in the building's glass-fronted facade.

Dawn revealed the area had been completely charred and reduced to twisted metal, and the Telegraaf said it believed it had been a deliberate attack.

"We will not let ourselves be intimidated," said editor-in-chief Paul Jansen, adding it was too early to speculate who was behind the incident.

The paper added that the van had not been able to penetrate into the building as the front windows were made of special safety glass.

The incident comes after a man fired an anti-tank weapon into another building in the Sloterdijk area of Amsterdam which houses media organisations.

A 41-year-old man has been arrested for the attack last Thursday which also caused no injuries.

Police identified the man in a statement as a leader of a local motorbike gang.</s>Amsterdam: A van drove into the head office of Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf early on Tuesday shattering its glass facade in what police said was a deliberate act.

Authorities said they would give newspapers and other media companies in Amsterdam extra protection in the wake of the attack.

Surveillance video published by the newspaper's website show the van driving into the front of the building twice before the driver set the vehicle on fire and ran away. The building was almost empty at the time and no one was injured.

De Telegraaf specialises in sports and crime and is the largest daily in the Netherlands.

Last week, a rocket was launched at the office of Dutch crime magazine Panorama. No one was hurt and a 41-year-old man was arrested.</s>A van has been rammed into the entrance of a building housing a national newspaper in Amsterdam in what looks like a deliberate attack, Dutch police said.

No-one was injured in the pre-dawn incident, which sparked a fire.

Chief editor of the De Telegraaf newspaper Paul Jansen said "we will not be intimidated" and that "it is clear that we don't have friends everywhere".

Private news outlet NOS cited a police spokesman as saying that surrounding roads and the vehicle's trajectory indicated that the driver hit the building intentionally.

The driver is reported to have fled with an accomplice in a separate vehicle, a dark Audi. The fire was quickly brought under control.
A van is driven into the headquarters of De Telegraaf in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The building is severely damaged in an ensuing fire. Terrorism has not been ruled out.