Stramash Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 At least two people are reported to have been killed and several hurt in The Netherlands after a car careered into spectators watching a royal motorcade. Skip related content A photographer said the small car appeared to be deliberately driving at high speed toward an open-top bus carrying Queen Beatrix and her family in the western Dutch town of Apeldoorn. Cynthia Boll said she saw about 20 people "flying through the air" after the black Suzuki car swerved across police railings, where crowds of people were waiting to see the queen pass. The car slammed into a monument. Video footage showed police removing a man from the vehicle and putting him into an ambulance. The royal family were seen clutching their hands to their mouths in shock as the incident happened before their eyes. People have been tweeting about the crash, saying the royals saw what happened and were shocked. The royal bus was not hit and no one in the queen's entourage was injured. Journalist Peter von de Vorst said the incident was like watching a horror movie "It was a really nice day. Then you hear a bang. Everyone looks up and you see people flying through the air. This must be a joke or a strange prank. Then suddenly panic, and you realise that something really terrible has happened," he said. Dutch television said two people were killed and about a dozen injured, including children. Shortly after the incident, investigators and a sniffer dog examined the car for explosives, then sawed off the roof for a closer inspection. People were lining railings five or six deep to see the royal family pass on its way to a palace. The motorcade was part of celebrations for the annual national holiday of Queen's Day. Fred de Graaf, the Mayor of Apeldoorn - a town about 55 miles from Amsterdam - said all festivities were being cancelled. "The scare and the images that the family has seen are reason to break off the official programme," he said. Holiday events were also called off in the port city of Rotterdam, and more were likely to be cancelled around the country. Hundreds of thousands of people flock to the main Dutch cities to celebrate the national holiday, originally intended to celebrate the birthday of Beatrix's mother Queen Juliana. The royal family normally spends the day in a small Dutch community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grezzzy_greer Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 How dreadful for those killed and of course for their relatives. My condoleces to those who lost loved ones. I also hope that those who were injured will recover, at least from the physical damage; I am sure the mental damage will take a lot to repair, if it ever can be. In a slightly selfish way, I truly hope of course that none of the TF community were hurt. Let us hope that the perpetrators - if it was an attempt to kill or maim - are brought to justice - in any case, the reason for this tragedy must be fully investigated and any guilty party must feel the full force of the law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted April 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 How dreadful for those killed and of course for their relatives. My condoleces to those who lost loved ones.I also hope that those who were injured will recover, at least from the physical damage; I am sure the mental damage will take a lot to repair, if it ever can be. In a slightly selfish way, I truly hope of course that none of the TF community were hurt. Let us hope that the perpetrators - if it was an attempt to kill or maim - are brought to justice - in any case, the reason for this tragedy must be fully investigated and any guilty party must feel the full force of the law. Unfortunately the death toll has risen to 4. Police have ruled out terrorism, and a Dutch national is now in custody. Let's hope there are no more fatalities from this...and echo what GG says, that none of the Dutch TF'ers or their loved ones are involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanUsa Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 "any guilty party must feel the full force of the law." The "law" is a joke to protect the "rulers", it is not fair ( in most cases) and does not apply evenly to all. "that none of the Dutch TF'ers or their loved ones are involved." Let's hope nobody was involved, that would be nicer ;-) With the cost of hollywood movies, I wouldn't be surprised to find that they are sponsoring events like this, with hidden cameras planted at key locations to capture the "action", and then sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted April 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 "any guilty party must feel the full force of the law." The "law" is a joke to protect the "rulers", it is not fair ( in most cases) and does not apply evenly to all."that none of the Dutch TF'ers or their loved ones are involved." Let's hope nobody was involved, that would be nicer ;-) With the cost of hollywood movies, I wouldn't be surprised to find that they are sponsoring events like this, with hidden cameras planted at key locations to capture the "action", and then sell it. god you can be a **** sometimes... obviously we would rather no-one was hurt, but considering that it had already has happened, it is in the inherent nature of man to then be selfish and hope any tragedy has not affected people they know or their loved ones... and keep your drug addled, conspiracy behind every corner crap for a thread where your flippancy, cynicism and downright mental instability will be at least slightly welcomed as an entertaining distraction... :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin_2 Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Death toll is up to 5 now, and a Dutch friend of mine said that they believe it was an attack on the queen. Pictures were gruesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_love_som_tam Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 "any guilty party must feel the full force of the law." The "law" is a joke to protect the "rulers", it is not fair ( in most cases) and does not apply evenly to all."that none of the Dutch TF'ers or their loved ones are involved." Let's hope nobody was involved, that would be nicer ;-) With the cost of hollywood movies, I wouldn't be surprised to find that they are sponsoring events like this, with hidden cameras planted at key locations to capture the "action", and then sell it. out of curiosity... how many jerk pills did you take before this post? :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin_2 Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 The crazed driver behind this attack has succumbed to his injuries in hospital. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_netherlands_parade_crash AMSTERDAM ? The man who drove his car into a crowd of parade spectators and killed six people died of his injuries Friday, leaving unresolved the mystery of why he tried to attack the Dutch royal family.The 38-year-old suspect, identified by Dutch media as Karst Tates, had been in critical condition since the attack Thursday on Queen's Day, the Dutch national holiday. Hours after his death during the night, the Defense Ministry announced that a 55-year-old driver for the military police, Roel Nijenhuis, also died of his injuries. Five bystanders died on Thursday. Nijenhuis was on duty during Thursday's parade, said a statement from the service commander, Lt. Gen. Dick van Putten. He had driven a military police band to the parade and was watching the festivities when he was hit. Ten other people were hurt when the man rammed his small black car through police barricades toward an open-topped bus carrying Queen Beatrix and several other members of the royal family. He told one of the first police officers to rush to his car that the attack was aimed at the royal family, prosecutor Ludo Goossens said Thursday. But the motive was unclear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oo.Cloud.oO Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Death toll is up to 5 now, and a Dutch friend of mine said that they believe it was an attack on the queen. Pictures were gruesome. link 4 me im weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin_2 Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Death toll is up to 5 now, and a Dutch friend of mine said that they believe it was an attack on the queen. Pictures were gruesome. link 4 me im weird Sent...you sicko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdtongchai Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Death toll went up to 7.... The driver died before being questioned but already admitted while he was still trapped inside the car that it wasn't an accident but an intentional attack. He was the 6th victim, and last night a police officer who was amongst the critically injured passed away. No further reports on the pregnant woman.... Death toll at 7 now, 4 men, 2 women and the driver (male...) I'm dutch and have been watching it on live stream during the day so if there are any questions, i think i'm pretty much up to date on the story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 "any guilty party must feel the full force of the law." The "law" is a joke to protect the "rulers", it is not fair ( in most cases) and does not apply evenly to all."that none of the Dutch TF'ers or their loved ones are involved." Let's hope nobody was involved, that would be nicer ;-) With the cost of hollywood movies, I wouldn't be surprised to find that they are sponsoring events like this, with hidden cameras planted at key locations to capture the "action", and then sell it. So let's see, either A: you seriously think "they" (Hollywood producers?) would pay for someone to kill people with a car so they can shoot it... to save money (?!?!?!) or.. B: you are a sick f*ck who thinks it's good to make fun of the deaths of innocent people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oo.Cloud.oO Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Sad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted May 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 "any guilty party must feel the full force of the law." The "law" is a joke to protect the "rulers", it is not fair ( in most cases) and does not apply evenly to all."that none of the Dutch TF'ers or their loved ones are involved." Let's hope nobody was involved, that would be nicer ;-) With the cost of hollywood movies, I wouldn't be surprised to find that they are sponsoring events like this, with hidden cameras planted at key locations to capture the "action", and then sell it. So let's see, either A: you seriously think "they" (Hollywood producers?) would pay for someone to kill people with a car so they can shoot it... to save money (?!?!?!) or.. B: you are a sick f*ck who thinks it's good to make fun of the deaths of innocent people. you forgot © all of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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