Shots fired at Saudi embassy in The Hague, no injuries reported

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Shots fired at Saudi embassy in The Hague, no injuries reported

Shots fired at Saudi embassy in The Hague, no injuries reported

Dutch police roped off the area around Saudi Arabia's embassy in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, after several shot were fired at the building early in the morning. (AP)

Bullet impacts are seen in the windows of Saudi Arabia's embassy in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, after several shot were fired at the building early in the morning. (AP)

Bullets hit both the wall and windows of the embassy. (AP)

The exterior of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia is pictured after unidentified assailants sprayed it with gunfire, in The Hague, Netherlands November 12, 2020. (Reuters)

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12 Nov 2020 11:11:18 GMT9

There were bullet holes left in the wall and window of the building
Shots were fired at around 6 a.m. local time

Arab News

RIYADH: Shots were fired at Saudi Arabia’s embassy in The Hague in a “cowardly” attack on Thursday morning, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Security personnel at the embassy informed Dutch security services as soon as the incident occurred and the embassy was cordoned off.

No embassy staff were injured during the incident and the Kingdom condemned the attack as “cowardly.”

“Just before 6 a.m. (05:00 GMT) we received a message that a shot had been fired at a building in The Hague. There were no injuries,” police said on Twitter.

(AFP)

Saudi Arabia thanked Dutch authorities for their quick response in attending the scene and urged Saudis in the Netherlands to take extra caution.

The Kingdom said it was awaiting the results of an investigation into the incident and looked forward to seeing those responsible for the attack being brought to justice.

A number of bullet casings were found at the scene, the Dutch news agency ANP quoted police as saying.

Local media said there were 20 bullet holes in the building and showed pictures of some holes in windows. There was no confirmation of the number of shots by police.

Officers have sealed off the scene and forensic teams are conducting an investigation, police said.

The motive for the shooting is not known.

The incident comes a day after a bomb blast struck a World War I commemoration attended by French and other diplomats in the Saudi city of Jeddah Wednesday, wounding at least two people.

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