Update: Queensday assault
A man who killed six people and injured 13 in an attempt to kill members of the Dutch royal family died Friday, one day after the attack, according to media reports.
The suspect, a 38-year-old identified by Dutchmedia as Karst Tates, had been in critical condition since the attack during the Netherlands Queen’s Day holiday Thursday.
Dutch authorities said a military policeman also died of injuries he received when Tates smashed his car through police barricades and into a crowd of spectators.
Military police commander Lt. Gen. Dick van Putten said the officer became the sixth victim of the Tates’ attack.
Before his death Tates reportedly confessed to police that his actions were aimed at the royal family.
Tates rammed his car into the foot of a monument after mowing down people gathered for the annual royal procession in the central city of Apeldoorn. Until today, Seven people died… including the culprit.
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