The Netherlands has sentenced a 41-year-old man to four years in prison convicted of attempted murder after shooting Saudi Arabia's embassy in The Hague last year.
According to the sources; the accused man fired 29 bullets at the embassy building using an automatic weapon in the early hours of the morning of November 12; 2020; no injuries; where the Embassy said in a statement that Saudi Arabia's Embassy headquarters in The Hague in the Netherlands winessed a coward shooting incident.
The judges disagreed with the plaintiffs about the reasons for his shooting; where group of plaintiffs said that he had a terrorist motive to attack the embassy plaintiffs' statements came about the defendant's intention that he had a terrorist attack motive; as he sought went to the embassy; more than once in order to try; to obtain a visa to perform the Hajj; while the embassy refused to grant him a visa that would allow him; in order to travel to Makkah.
Meanwhile; the court was not convinced by the plaintiff's claim and said that the man was guilty of attempting murder; as he knew the building during the embassy's closing hours.
The judges in the court also noted that the accused had previously defaced the embassy's wall; adding that he is suffering from a mental disorder and that he will receive treatment for his psychological problems while in prison.
