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Dutch police announced that they had arrested a man on Thursday after several bullets were fired at the Saudi embassy in The Hague, without causing injury, in an incident that Riyadh described as a “cowardly attack.”
The attack comes the day after an explosive device attack on a non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia, during the commemoration of European diplomats, including the French and British, on the anniversary of the armistice agreement on 11 November 1918. The attack caused two injuries, a Greek consular employee and a Saudi policeman, who was adopted by ISIS on Thursday.
Police said in a statement that “the man was arrested at a house in Zutermer”, near The Hague, adding that the suspect “is in custody and will be questioned.”
And an AFP correspondent reported that traces of bullets were visible on the building’s facade. Police did not reveal the number of bullets.
And the Saudi embassy in The Hague announced in an Arabic statement posted on Twitter that none of its workers were injured during the shooting, the motives of which are unknown.
The embassy expressed the condemnation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for this cowardly attack, expressing its gratitude to the Dutch authorities for their prompt response, calling on the “Saudi citizens present in the Netherlands to raise the level of caution and caution.”
The Dutch Interior Ministry told France Press that it takes the attack “very seriously” and is in close contact with the Saudi authorities.
“Several shots were fired at the Saudi embassy in The Hague in the morning,” police said in a tweet. She added: “There were no injuries.”
Police spokesman Stephen Van Santen told France Press that “forensic teams are investigating the traces of bullets and blanks” they found at the scene.
Van Santen stated that police officers hit a security cordon until around 10:00 (09:00 GMT) so that forensic teams could collect fingerprints.
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