The Hague, Netherlands — A bomb sent through a letter slot explodes at the Dutch Prime Minister’s party headquarters Rob Jetten But no one was injured, and the centrist leader vowed Friday not to be intimidated by the attack.
Police said they have arrested a 37-year-old suspect in the bomb blast at the headquarters late Thursday night Centrist D66 Party in The Hague, but declined to release any further details, including any suspected motive.
Jetten said the attack occurred during a meeting of about 30 members of the party’s youth wing, who were shocked but unharmed.
Jetton, who took office in February, told reporters during his weekly news conference that “It is very futile if you think you can scare politicians with these kinds of actions.”
Leaders of other political parties joined Jetton in condemning the attacks.
Center-right VVD leader Dilan Yesilgöz described the attack on social media as a “cowardly act.” Opposition leader Jesse Cleve of the leftist party PRO called the bombing a “direct attack on our democracy and the rule of law.”
It was the second attack on a building in The Hague’s city center in less than a year. on September A right-wing demonstration turns into violence During which rioters vandalized the office a few weeks before the general elections.
Jetten, who became the Netherlands’ youngest prime minister in February, was equally defiant in the autumn, calling the attackers “scum” in a post on social media.
