THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Dutch police say that a man has been taken to the hospital after reportedly setting himself on fire in the Turkish consulate in the port city of Rotterdam.
Police spokesman Gijs van Nimwegen says officers were called to the consulate around 9 a.m. (0800 GMT) Monday to deal with reports of a self-immolation.
Van Nimwegen declined to confirm that the man set himself ablaze, saying that police do not give out details about cases of attempted suicide.
Nobody else was injured and Van Nimwegen says police did not increase security at the diplomatic post following the incident.
The identity and nationality of the man were not released.
The consulate could not immediately be reached for comment.
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Netherlands: Man ‘set himself on fire’ at Turkish consulate
Netherlands: Man ‘set himself on fire’ at Turkish consulate
- Officers were called to the consulate to deal with reports of a self-immolation
- Nobody else was injured and police did not increase security at the diplomatic post
Attacks leave 30 dead in Nigeria’s Benue state
JOS: Two attacks in the space of a few days left 30 people dead in two neighboring towns in Nigeria’s central state of Benue, long prone to inter-communal clashes, sources told AFP.
Armed bandits killed at least 13 traders on Friday afternoon in Anwase, a village in the Kwande area, local government official Ibi Andrew told AFP.
He said the assailants stormed the market “and opened fire on the people randomly.”
“The attack left traders and residents traumatized, with properties destroyed and families searching for missing loved ones.”
On Tuesday, armed men had attacked the market in nearby Mbaikyor, killing 17 people, including a police officer, according to two residents and local media.
The region has seen an upsurge of violence in recent months between Muslim ethnic Fulani herders and mainly Christian farmers over control of land and resources.
Though generally presented as communal clashes, the unrest stems from complex dynamics with land rivalries exacerbated by climate change, a proliferation of small arms and the lack of a sustainable response from the Nigerian state.
Armed bandits killed at least 13 traders on Friday afternoon in Anwase, a village in the Kwande area, local government official Ibi Andrew told AFP.
He said the assailants stormed the market “and opened fire on the people randomly.”
“The attack left traders and residents traumatized, with properties destroyed and families searching for missing loved ones.”
On Tuesday, armed men had attacked the market in nearby Mbaikyor, killing 17 people, including a police officer, according to two residents and local media.
The region has seen an upsurge of violence in recent months between Muslim ethnic Fulani herders and mainly Christian farmers over control of land and resources.
Though generally presented as communal clashes, the unrest stems from complex dynamics with land rivalries exacerbated by climate change, a proliferation of small arms and the lack of a sustainable response from the Nigerian state.
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