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Squatter gives tour of Van der Madeweg: "There's a booby trap here"

Squatter gives tour of Van der Madeweg: "There's a booby trap here"

Squatters occupying a long-vacant building on Van der Madeweg in Amsterdam are set to vacate the premises this Friday ahead of its scheduled renovation into a student hotel. While the occupants claim they will leave peacefully after cleaning the site, the property has been a source of neighborhood complaints due to noise, litter, and a fire incident earlier this year.

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