Dutch royal family escapes disaster; queens day 2009 ends in tears

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As some of you may know I love the Dutch holiday queens day. It's because people, especially children, get to go out on the street and sell their goods. As an avid my little pony collector I love to visit this huge fleamarket that takes place all over the country and try to find new additions to my collection. I have made a seperate post about this because I didn't feel comfotable about putting this in the same discussion. This afternoon during the festivities there was a man who has broken through 2 safety fences with a black car and apparently tried to crash it into the open top bus the royal family was driving around the city Apeldoorn. He crashed into a national monument and was cut free from the car and arrested. Of the 17 people who got injured during this incident 4 have passed away, 5 have heavy injuries and 8 have ligther injuries. The victims includes both man, woman and children. The festivities were stopped throughout the country in respect for the victims and their loved ones. It is not sure yet whether this was a terrorist attack or not, for the time being there seems to be no evidence it is. The motive of the man is not yet clear, but they do know that he is a native dutchman, 38 years old and apparently he was concious and sane of mind when he acted. Have you experienced something like this in your country?