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| Dutch parade attack driver dies | Dutch parade attack driver dies |
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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | The car narrowly missed a bus which was carrying Queen Beatrix and her family. |
| In a televised address on Thursday evening, the Queen said she had been shaken by the experience and sent her condolences to the victims. | In a televised address on Thursday evening, the Queen said she had been shaken by the experience and sent her condolences to the victims. |
| "What started as a nice day ended in tragedy. We are all deeply shocked. We are speechless that such a terrible thing could have happened," she said. | "What started as a nice day ended in tragedy. We are all deeply shocked. We are speechless that such a terrible thing could have happened," she said. |
| Eleven people, including three children, remain injured in hospital. | Eleven people, including three children, remain injured in hospital. |
| 'Quiet, solitary man' | 'Quiet, solitary man' |
| On Friday morning, prosecutors announced that Mr Tates had died at 0258 (0058 GMT) from the serious injuries he sustained after crashing a car into crowds watching the parade in Apeldoorn, some 90km (56 miles) east of Amsterdam. | On Friday morning, prosecutors announced that Mr Tates had died at 0258 (0058 GMT) from the serious injuries he sustained after crashing a car into crowds watching the parade in Apeldoorn, some 90km (56 miles) east of Amsterdam. |
| A search of the home of the suspect yielded no weapons, explosives or indications of a broader conspiracy Dutch prosecution service In pictures: Dutch parade crash | |
| He was already "clinically dead" by Thursday evening, having suffered significant brain damage, Dutch media reported. | He was already "clinically dead" by Thursday evening, having suffered significant brain damage, Dutch media reported. |
| Police officers who questioned Mr Tates before he became unconscious said he had told them he had targeted the royal 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. | 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. |
| Mr Tates had no criminal record or known mental health problems. | 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. | "A search of the home of the suspect yielded no weapons, explosives or indications of a broader conspiracy," prosecutors said. |
| Despite the driver's death, a police investigation will continue in a bid to determine his motives for the attack. | Despite the driver's death, a police investigation will continue in a bid to determine his motives for the attack. |
| Taken by surprise | Taken by surprise |
| The crowds in Apeldoorn had been celebrating Queen's Day - a national holiday in the Netherlands when thousands of people take to the streets to mark the queen's official birthday. | The crowds in Apeldoorn had been celebrating Queen's Day - a national holiday in the Netherlands when thousands of people take to the streets to mark the queen's official birthday. |
| Hundreds of police officers were on duty in a huge security operation that took months to plan. | Hundreds of police officers were on duty in a huge security operation that took months to plan. |
| Members of the royal family looked on in horror as the incident unfolded | Members of the royal family looked on in horror as the incident unfolded |
| But the authorities said they were taken completely by surprise when the small black car smashed through a security fence and into the crowd of people. | But the authorities said they were taken completely by surprise when the small black car smashed through a security fence and into the crowd of people. |
| Cynthia Boll, a photographer at the scene, told the BBC that the car was already badly damaged before it slammed into the spectators at high speed. | Cynthia Boll, a photographer at the scene, told the BBC that the car was already badly damaged before it slammed into the spectators at high speed. |
| "There were people everywhere, you could definitely see that it was serious because everywhere was blood and shoes ripped off and all the people giving CPR," she said. | "There were people everywhere, you could definitely see that it was serious because everywhere was blood and shoes ripped off and all the people giving CPR," she said. |
| Other witnesses described people being flung into the air as the car careered through the throngs who had turned out to see the queen. | Other witnesses described people being flung into the air as the car careered through the throngs who had turned out to see the queen. |
| The car then narrowly missed the open-topped bus which was carrying Queen Beatrix and her family before hitting a monument. | The car then narrowly missed the open-topped bus which was carrying Queen Beatrix and her family before hitting a monument. |
| Television pictures showed members of the royal family looking on in horror as the incident unfolded nearby. | Television pictures showed members of the royal family looking on in horror as the incident unfolded nearby. |
| Officials said two men and two women died at the scene of the incident, while another person died later in hospital. | Officials said two men and two women died at the scene of the incident, while another person died later in hospital. |