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February 1, 1978: Dutch children eat mercury-poisoned oranges

On February 1, 1978 five Dutch children fell ill after eating Israeli oranges poisoned with mercury by PLO sympathisers

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December 4, 1975: Hostage saga lasts several weeks in the Netherlands

On December 4, 1975 seven armed South Moluccan terrorists occupied the Indonesian Consulate in Amsterdam, taking 41 hostages, including 16 children.

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September 13, 1974: JRA hostage crisis at French embassy in The Hague

On September 13, 1974 Japanese Red Army terrorists stormed the French embassy in The Hague and took 11 hostages, including the ambassador

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September 6, 1970: Attempted hijacking of aircraft in Amsterdam foiled

On September 6, 1970 a member of the Sandinista was shot and killed as he tried to hijack an El-Al flight leaving Amsterdam.

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August 31, 2018: Teenage immigrant stabs civilians in Amsterdam

On this day in 2018, a 19-year-old knifeman injured two civilians at the central train station in Amsterdam before he was shot and wounded by Dutch police.

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May 23, 1977: Terrorists take hundreds of hostages in the Netherlands

Starting on May 23, 1977 a terrorist group known as the South Moluccans initiated two hostage taking incidents in the Netherlands.

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March 3, 1975: Attempted kidnapping of the Dutch queen

On this day in March 1975 Moluccan terrorists attempted to kidnap the Queen of the Netherlands, Juliana

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Assassination of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn (May 6, 2002)

Anti-immigrant Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn was assassinated by a left-wing activist who did not like his political views.

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Today in Terrorism: December 3, 1975 and 2018

On this day in 1975, six armed men boarded a train at the Dutch town of Assen and seized the passengers as hostages.