There were no injuries, the police say. The shooting took place around 5:30 am.
Dozens of shells have been found on the street. “It is not yet clear how much exactly,” said a police spokesman. Pictures show that quite a few traces have been found. Whether these are all bullet casings is unknown.
A local resident who heard the shots this morning, did not believe his ears at first. “But then it is unmistakably the sound of gunfire. You think for a moment: that is not possible, is it? Wouldn’t it be fireworks? But it is different: the sound, the impact. And the rhythm too, very quickly in succession. ”
It is a bad idea that this can happen, he thinks. “Especially at the start of the day, I sometimes walk my dog at that time. It is clearly a targeted attack and who says it will not happen again? ”
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Part of the Koninginnegracht was closed this morning for investigation. The road was cleared around 10 a.m., traffic can pass through again. There are several cameras on the building. They may have absorbed something.
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Cowardly attack
Saudi Arabia condemns the shelling of its embassy in The Hague. The kingdom speaks of a “cowardly attack,” the embassy said according to news channels Al Hadath and Akhbar. The embassy calls on Saudis in the Netherlands to be extra vigilant.
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Mayor’s response
The shelling of the Saudi Arabian embassy in The Hague is ‘unacceptable’, says mayor Jan van Zanen. “That does not belong in our international city of peace and justice,” said the mayor.
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Van Zanen says that he is in contact with the embassy and that he has expressed his support. “The police are investigating and I hope they can arrest the perpetrator of this senseless violence.”
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No one has been arrested yet. It is not yet clear who is behind the shooting.
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Today was not the first time that an attack was committed on an embassy. Read more here.
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