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A 44-year-old Greek man, identified as Vikel, died in an attack at his family’s new home at The Hague Wheat Camp, ten days after he had brought his family to the Netherlands. His wife said that she and their three minor children could all have died in the attack; the youngest child was seven months old.
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The trial of four men over the 7 December 2024 explosion at a bridal-fashion shop on Tarwekamp in The Hague has begun. The blast and the partial collapse of the building killed six people; reports differ on the number of injured, with figures ranging from four seriously injured to five injured. Prosecutors allege that Moshtag B. commissioned an attack on the shop of his former partner after their relationship ended, while Mourad B. and Ilyas B. allegedly carried it out and Adil A. is accused of involvement in preparations. All four suspects have disputed parts of the prosecution’s account and blamed one another for aspects of the plan and attack. Moshtag B. said he had initially wanted wedding dresses stolen and had been drawn into an arson plan, while co-suspects said he directed the operation. Mourad B. and Ilyas B., who acknowledged being inside the shop that night, each blamed the other for pouring and igniting petrol. The court has heard written statements from bereaved relatives and survivors, and the third hearing day is devoted to victim impact statements. The proceedings are scheduled to last nine hearing days.