{"id":198289,"date":"2026-06-05T18:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=198289"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:51:03","slug":"stinkbommen-op-de-radboud-universiteit-nijmegen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/06\/05\/stinkbommen-op-de-radboud-universiteit-nijmegen\/","title":{"rendered":"Stink bombs at Radboud University Nijmegen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On the campus of Radboud University Nijmegen stink bombs containing butyric acid were released. There is no danger to health, but the smell is hardly pleasant. The university has filed a police report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Huygens building, where the smell was detected.<\/p>

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On Friday a foul smell hung over the campus of Radboud University Nijmegen. Butyric acid was found in several places, apparently poured into rubbish bags. The invisible, watery liquid is hard to trace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“There are several areas cordoned off and they are being cleaned”, says<\/a> the university. Rubbish bags are being removed and doors and windows have been opened to dispel the smell, reports<\/a> De Gelderlander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not harmful to health, but the smell is<\/a> described as that of rancid butter, vomit or rotten cheese, writes university paper Vox. The university has filed a police report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We thought at first that someone was eating something disgusting, or that someone had vomited”, two business administration students tell De Gelderlander. They are not happy about it: “It’s exam week, everyone has to study. So this is badly timed.” Another student went home feeling sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is responsible for the action is still unknown. The pro-Palestinian activist group Nijmegen Student Encampment tells De Gelderlander it had nothing to do with it. Earlier that day two pro-Palestinian activists had chained themselves to a gate at the university. A few hours later they left voluntarily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t

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