Death toll in Dutch royal family attack rises
The driver of the car which attacked those attending the parade died of his injuries in hospital last night
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Saturday, 02, May 2009 12:12
A sixth person has died as a result of last week's car attack on a parade attended by the country's royal family.
CNN reports that a 55-year-old military policeman Roel Nijenhuis died in hospital late last night.
Twelve people were injured in the attack which saw 38-year-old Karst Tates, drive a car through a crowd celebrating Queen's Day in the country.
The country's royal family looked on in horror as the car vehicle ran over a group of people before crashing into a monument.
Reports in the Dutch paper, De Telegraaf cite the attacker's landlord as saying that Mr Tates had recently lost his job and was due to vacate his home as he could no longer pay the rent.
The attack on the nation's royal family on a national holiday has shocked people in the country.