Man appears in court over alleged plot against Dutch princesses

15 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · May 1

The 33-year-old is due at a procedural hearing in The Hague on Monday over an alleged February attack plan targeting Princess Amalia, 22, and Princess Alexia, 20.
Prosecutors say he had two axes carved with “Alexia”, “Mossad” and “Sieg Heil”, plus a handwritten sheet bearing both princesses’ names and the word “Bloodbath”.
Authorities have not said when or where he was arrested. Amalia previously faced serious threats in 2022 that forced her from student life and into tighter security.

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