Police in the small northern town of Veendam have been given emergency powers to stop and search anybody they suspect of carrying inflammable materials.
The move follows a recent series of fires believed to have been started by a pyromaniac. On Friday night a car was set on fire and earlier there were three large shop fires.
Police in the province of Groningen have placed footage on YouTube which they believe may show the pyromaniac captured on a surveillance camera.
Although he is otherwise unrecognisable, the man has a distinctive walk and appears to be carrying a flashlight.
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