Black day in Dutch History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Guys,
Like I said in my blog of yesterday it is Queens day in The Netherlands. In my blog I wrote that I would be out partying. Well this didn't happen. On April 30th 2009 at 11:50 (local/Dutch time) someone tryed to attack the Royal Dutch family in a car. (maybe you've seen it on CNN, BBC and other international TV) The Royal Family was unhurt but people in the crowd where deadley wounded.
The car a black suzuki swift (European car) came from out of the crowd, before entering the road it already hit 2 fences (metal/iron) and ofcourse people that where standing on the side of the road waving to the Royal Family. People and the safty fences where flying through the air and hit the hard concreet road. The car was ceverley damaged and out of control it came to a stop against a monument at the otherside of the road. Because the car was damaged it went to the left side of the road away from the bus that was carrying the Royal Family. If you want to see what happend there's a video on youtube.com. Search on the next line Queens day 2009 The Netherlands.
The whole country is stunned by this and all the events/activity's where cannceld. Out of respect for the victims and the Queen.
On Queens day we celebrate the birthday of our Queen. It's a national holiday for us. After today Queens day will never be the same. This is the first time there is a direct attack on the Royal Dutch Family in many years. The last time the Royal was attack was when they killed Willem van Oranje and that was somewhere in the 1800s.
Today 5 innocent by standers where killed (among them a pregnant women) in the attack, 12 people injured 5 of them are still critical. The driver's condition is also critical and the rumor is that he's braindead?
My respects go out to the victims and family's and ofcourse to the Royal Dutch Family.
I love Holland
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