Attack on Dutch Queen's Day parade

[hugo a gogo]

anyone seen this video on the BBC?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8026807.stm

At least two people were killed when a car crashed into the crowd at a parade involving Queen Beatrix and the Dutch royal family, reports say.

Dutch police told the BBC it appeared to have been a deliberate attack.

23 injured according to dutch news sites

all this happened on live TV too

some people say the heard shots fired, whether that was the Driver of the cops/bodyguards we don't know

[CatherineJ]

Daily Mail are saying 4 are dead.

Edited by CatherineJ on Thursday 30th April 14:42

[Shaw Tarse]

[Russ35]

The guy on the bike had a lucky escape

[s2art]

euroboy said:

All over the news here in the Netherlands (as you would expect) and its very sad on a day that most Dutchies consider one of the most important national holidays.

I personally hate Queens day but I fear that this is taking it too far!

You hate a national holiday? Obviously you prefer to work, you are German AICMFP.

[MK4 Slowride]

Shocking, good job the car stopped on the gates of the memorial as it was still going a fair lick. It'd have finished up in a big crowd otherwise. I wonder what the motive was.

[navier_stokes]

Do they know if it actually was an attack or what? It looked pretty beat up before it entered the crowd...

[Baby Huey]

That guy obviously meant business, why else choose a Swift?

[hugo a gogo]

It was a dutch national, they say

good job he'd unhitched his caravan first, it could have been even worse

[hugo a gogo]

was he shot?

[s2art]

hugo a gogo said:

It was a dutch national, they say

good job he'd unhitched his caravan first, it could have been even worse

He had probably dropped a euro coin and was frantically looking for it while driving.

[V8mate]

What was amazing was the policing level. If that had happened in the US, the driver would have been looking down the barrel of 300 guns within seconds (assuming he hadn't been shot as he drove through); in the UK he would have been pounced on in seconds; in Holland a copper on a push bike wheeled himself over to apprehend the driver.

Wouldn't it be nice to live in such a relaxed country!?

[hugo a gogo]

"for shure, i will jusht finish my shmoke and my pancake, den i will aresht thish crazy guy"

[AndrewW-G]

V8mate said:

What was amazing was the policing level. If that had happened in the US, the driver would have been looking down the barrel of 300 guns within seconds (assuming he hadn't been shot as he drove through); in the UK he would have been Given a house and tens of thousands of pounds in compensation; in Holland a copper on a push bike wheeled himself over to apprehend the driver.!?

EFA

[V8mate]

AndrewW-G said:

V8mate said:

What was amazing was the policing level. If that had happened in the US, the driver would have been looking down the barrel of 300 guns within seconds (assuming he hadn't been shot as he drove through); in the UK he would have been Given a house and tens of thousands of pounds in compensation; in Holland a copper on a push bike wheeled himself over to apprehend the driver.!?

EFA

And had Max Clifford appointed to represent him and get him a six-figure media deal.

[Jasandjules]

Isn't the driver mortally injured?

If so, will we ever find out what the motive was? (If any, he could have just gone nuts?)

[Jazzer77]

Dont mix driving with clogs.

[V8mate]

Grim photos in this morning's Metro.

I'm not squeamish, but I really don't think we need 'action' photos of people being run down and of the driver bleeding to death. Especially in a paper which a lot of children read on the way to school.

I know. I'm getting old.

[Bing o]

V8mate said:

Grim photos in this morning's Metro.

I'm not squeamish, but I really don't think we need 'action' photos of people being run down and of the driver bleeding to death.

Except he's not dead...

[V8mate]

Bing o said:

V8mate said:

Grim photos in this morning's Metro.

I'm not squeamish, but I really don't think we need 'action' photos of people being run down and of the driver bleeding to death.

Except he's not dead...

Yes he is.