Dutch police say they have arrested three suspects who might have been involved in the explosion and fire that killed six people in an apartment building in The Hague over the weekend.

The blast, which the mayor of The Hague called an “unprecedented disaster,” killed six people on Saturday morning.

Dutch police have arrested three people following an explosion that killed six people and injured four in an apartment building in The Hague, the police said on Tuesday.

Police in The Hague say they now suspect the explosion which killed six people early on Saturday morning was targeted at the bridal shop on the ground floor of the apartment complex. Three people have been arrested in connection with the investigation and police said on Tuesday they did not rule out more arrests.

Dutch police have arrested three individuals in connection with a deadly explosion in The Hague. The blast, which claimed six lives and injured four others, led to the collapse of an apartment building and damage to nearby structures.

Five people have been confirmed dead on Saturday after an explosion set off a fire in a three-storey apartment building in the Dutch city of The Hague. As search efforts continue for missing individuals beneath the rubble,

Three people have been arrested in the investigation into Saturday morning’s explosion in an apartment complex in The Hague that killed six, police said on Tuesday afternoon. The arrests were made on Monday evening,

Up to 20 people may have been in the building at the time, Dutch media say.

The head of the public prosecutors' office told reporters there were unspecified indications it was a criminal act.

Dutch police said Tuesday they had arrested three people in connection with an explosion at an apartment block in The Hague that killed at least six people.