Assassination attempt on Queen Beatrix - using a Suzuki Swift!

SirAlec · 1st May 2009, 23:06

On April 30, 2009, the Dutch national holiday Koninginnedag (or Queen's Day), a man in the city of Apeldoorn drove his car at high speed into a parade which included Queen Beatrix and other members of the Royal Family.
The vehicle hit members of the public lining the street, leaving seven dead and 11 injured. The Royal Family was unharmed. It is believed to be the first attack on the Dutch Royal Family in modern times.
The driver, identified as a 38-year-old male Dutch national by the name of Karst Tates, crashed a black Suzuki Swift 1.3 GS (old swift) into a monument. He was formally arrested at the scene of the crash, rescued by gathered emergency service workers of the fire brigade and police, and taken to hospital for treatment. He died a day after the incident.

Police officers arresting the driver.

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Source:
bbc.co.uk
wikipedia.org

f450 · 1st May 2009, 23:33

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Originally Posted by SirAlec

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Source:
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wikipedia.org

The last picture's way too graphic!

Gagan.js · 2nd May 2009, 00:03

I don't see how he would have succeeded, maybe someone didn't tell him the royal family was on a bus. Swift+bus=stupid driver

Reports might reveal if he was DUI

Nitin · 2nd May 2009, 02:43

The driver died a few hours ago. Saw the video of the crash on CNN.

Lu€iFer · 2nd May 2009, 06:31

IT was not an assasination attempt but just a rude attack intended towards the royal dynasty.
But I guess he should have chosen a hummer or at least a GMC or a Ram
pick- up. Might have been a project manager for sure.Always working with the wrong resources

prince_pervez · 2nd May 2009, 07:31

Herez the video! The cyclist was missed by a whisker!

YouTube - Attack on the Dutch queen/ Aanslag op de Koningin (queensday/koninginnedag 2009) ?

amit · 2nd May 2009, 12:34

The car was already damaged badly when it came and crashed into the monument.

And that was an assasination attempt? The guy was nowhere close to his target!

Rehaan · 2nd May 2009, 13:04

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Originally Posted by amit

The car was already damaged badly when it came and crashed into the monument.....

If i'm not mistaken, thats because it had already hit a number of people etc from the crowd.

cya
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BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 2nd May 2009, 15:24

What impresses me is the crowd behaviour. Here, we would run away from injured, and try to beat up the driver.

In the pics, people have allowed the officials to do their duty, and are helping the injured along with the officials.

hillram · 2nd May 2009, 17:24

What ever it is its an crude attack on ones life and the scape goat was the innocent public as always.

prince_pervez · 2nd May 2009, 19:18

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Originally Posted by amit

And that was an assasination attempt? The guy was nowhere close to his target!

Maybe he/she had plans to come real close to the target and blow up the car. Shards of glass could have blinded him and hence he missed the target. Man, Sherlock Holmes would be proud of me!

1st May 2009, 23:06	#1
SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,395 Thanked: 727 Times	Assassination attempt on Queen Beatrix - using a Suzuki Swift! On April 30, 2009, the Dutch national holiday Koninginnedag (or Queen's Day), a man in the city of Apeldoorn drove his car at high speed into a parade which included Queen Beatrix and other members of the Royal Family. The vehicle hit members of the public lining the street, leaving seven dead and 11 injured. The Royal Family was unharmed. It is believed to be the first attack on the Dutch Royal Family in modern times. The driver, identified as a 38-year-old male Dutch national by the name of Karst Tates, crashed a black Suzuki Swift 1.3 GS (old swift) into a monument. He was formally arrested at the scene of the crash, rescued by gathered emergency service workers of the fire brigade and police, and taken to hospital for treatment. He died a day after the incident. Police officers arresting the driver. Source: bbc.co.uk wikipedia.org
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2nd May 2009, 00:03	#3
Gagan.js BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 227 Thanked: Once	I don't see how he would have succeeded, maybe someone didn't tell him the royal family was on a bus. Swift+bus=stupid driver Reports might reveal if he was DUI
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2nd May 2009, 02:43	#4
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 22 Times View My Garage	The driver died a few hours ago. Saw the video of the crash on CNN.
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2nd May 2009, 06:31	#5
Lu€iFer BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ottawa Posts: 33 Thanked: 2 Times	IT was not an assasination attempt but just a rude attack intended towards the royal dynasty. But I guess he should have chosen a hummer or at least a GMC or a Ram pick- up. Might have been a project manager for sure.Always working with the wrong resources
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2nd May 2009, 12:34	#7
amit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,716 Thanked: 451 Times	The car was already damaged badly when it came and crashed into the monument. And that was an assasination attempt? The guy was nowhere close to his target!
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2nd May 2009, 15:24	#9
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,540 Thanked: 758 Times	What impresses me is the crowd behaviour. Here, we would run away from injured, and try to beat up the driver. In the pics, people have allowed the officials to do their duty, and are helping the injured along with the officials.
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2nd May 2009, 17:24	#10
hillram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,941 Thanked: 1,329 Times View My Garage	What ever it is its an crude attack on ones life and the scape goat was the innocent public as always.
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