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A day after the Jeddah bombing, the Saudi Arabian Embassy in the Netherlands was shot down

THE HAGUE, KOMPAS.com – Several shots were fired at the Embassy Saudi Arabia in the city of The Hague, Netherlands, on Thursday (12/11/2020).

Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident, according to the police quoted Kompas.com from AFP.

“Just before 6 am we got the message that there was gunfire in a building in The Hague. There were no injuries,” the police wrote on Twitter.

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A number of shell casings were found at the scene after the incident, the Dutch news agency reported ANP who quoted the police statement.

Local media said there were 20 bullet holes in the building and displayed photos of several of the holes in the windows.

However, there was no confirmation of the number of shots fired by the police.

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Officers have closed the scene and the forensic team is conducting an investigation, police said.

The motive for the shooting was also unknown.

The shooting occurred a day after a bomb explosion in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during a World War I anniversary attended by diplomats from France and other countries.

The explosion on Wednesday (11/11/2020) injured at least two people.

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