Man who lost his job killed five in an attempted attack on the Dutch Royal Family

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8028317.stm
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The driver of a car that killed five people after crashing into crowds watching a Dutch royal parade on Thursday has died from his injuries.

Karst Tates, a 38-year-old Dutch national, was critically injured after his attempted attack on the Dutch royal family, and died in hospital overnight.

His car crashed into a monument after ploughing through bystanders who were marking Queen's Day in Apeldoorn.

The car narrowly missed a bus which was carrying Queen Beatrix and her family.
Police officers who questioned Mr Tates before he became unconscious said he had told them he had targeted the royal family.

His neighbours in the eastern town of Huissen told Radio Netherlands that he had worked as a security guard until a few months ago, when he was made redundant. They described him as a quiet, solitary man.

"Recently, he informed me that he had been dismissed and could no longer pay the rent," his landlord, Sem Bosman, told De Telegraaf. "He was due to have come today to transfer the keys to a new tenant."

Mr Tates had no criminal record or known mental health problems.

"A search of the home of the suspect yielded no weapons, explosives or indications of a broader conspiracy," prosecutors said.

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The Royals were certainly shocked watching him plow into people.
People are beyond ' on edge'.

[Recursion]

1. The Netherlands still have a royal family?

[Xipe Totec]

2. He missed, so yes. n/t

[Rebubula]

4. LOLZ

Thank you, friend. I just laughed until I cried.

[Recursion]

5. Bwah!

:spray:

[xchrom]

3. you just never know who you are living around

and how they will deal with the storms of being alive.

from the article -- "Mr Tates had no criminal record or known mental health problems.''

and of course one always hopes that we are made of sterner stuff -- but it just seems you never know.