{"id":127110,"date":"2026-05-09T00:14:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/a-bomb-explodes-at-the-dutch-prime-ministers-party-headquarters-but-no-one-is-injured\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T00:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:16:22","slug":"a-bomb-explodes-at-the-dutch-prime-ministers-party-headquarters-but-no-one-is-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/a-bomb-explodes-at-the-dutch-prime-ministers-party-headquarters-but-no-one-is-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"A bomb explodes at the Dutch Prime Minister&#8217;s party headquarters, but no one is injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">The Hague, Netherlands &#8212; <\/span>A bomb sent through a letter slot explodes at the Dutch Prime Minister&#8217;s party headquarters <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/netherlands-new-government-hague-jetten-524182c2237409d249e263248cd57d35\">Rob Jetten<\/a> But no one was injured, and the centrist leader vowed Friday not to be intimidated by the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said they have arrested a 37-year-old suspect in the bomb blast at the headquarters late Thursday night <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/netherlands-election-wilders-jetten-d66-coalition-a0c90665f4e85b63754a30b8d5fe4f83\">Centrist D66 Party<\/a> in The Hague, but declined to release any further details, including any suspected motive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Jetten said the attack occurred during a meeting of about 30 members of the party&#8217;s youth wing, who were shocked but unharmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Jetton, who took office in February, told reporters during his weekly news conference that &#8220;It is very futile if you think you can scare politicians with these kinds of actions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Leaders of other political parties joined Jetton in condemning the attacks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Center-right VVD leader Dilan Yesilg\u00f6z described the attack on social media as a &#8220;cowardly act.&#8221; Opposition leader Jesse Cleve of the leftist party PRO called the bombing a &#8220;direct attack on our democracy and the rule of law.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It was the second attack on a building in The Hague&#8217;s city center in less than a year. on September <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/netherlands-riot-right-police-ce9259f7dab1a30437de4630524646f5\">A right-wing demonstration turns into violence<\/a> During which rioters vandalized the office a few weeks before the general elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Jetten, who became the Netherlands&#8217; youngest prime minister in February, was equally defiant in the autumn, calling the attackers &#8220;scum&#8221; in a post on social media. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hague, Netherlands &#8212; A bomb sent through a letter slot explodes at the Dutch Prime Minister&#8217;s party headquarters Rob Jetten But no one was injured, and the centrist leader vowed Friday not to be intimidated by the attack. 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