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Possible Terror Attack in The Hague, Netherlands. Multiple people stabbed

Shots fired and three people stabbed in central The Hague which is the ‘political capital’ in the Netherlands. Three people have been stabbed in the western Dutch city of The Hague, according to local authorities. The suspect, who was described as being in a “confused” state, was arrested after being shot in the leg by police at the scene. Video footage from the arrest of the suspect with gunshots: Picture of the suspect who was shot by the Dutch police. Conditions of the injured are unknown. The suspect was known to police. MORE TO FOLLOW

JAYSH AL-ISLAM LEADER STEALS TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND RESIGNS

Mohammed Alloush Mohammed Alloush has stolen a sum of $47m from Jaysh al-Islam before resignation from his position as the group’s political leader, the Iranian news agency Fars reported on May 5. The report said that Alloush is currently using the stolen money to run trade activities in Turkey, where he has been living for the past few years. Alloush announced his resignation from Jaysh al-Islam on May 3 claiming that he had taken this decision to give the youth of the opposition a chance to lead the “revolutionary and political action.” However, most Syrian opposition activists were not convinced by Alloush’s claim. Many Syrian pro-government activists believe that Alloush’s decision is a result of the humiliating defeat of Jaysh al-Islam in the Eastern Ghouta region battle. One of the main results of the defeat was the end of the financial support for Jaysh al-Islam, which could be the real motive behind Alloush’s decision. Many leaders of Jaysh al-Islam had been accus

EXPLOSION KILLS SIX PALESTINIAN FIGHTERS IN GAZA. HAMAS ACCUSES ISRAEL

File image On May 5, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas Movement, announced in an official statement that six of its fighters had been killed during a security operation in the center of the Gaza strip. The group accused Israel of being behind the incident but didn’t provide further details. “During a complicated security and intelligence operation conducted by Qassam Brigades to investigate a serious and a grave security incident conducted by the Zionist enemy against Palestinian resistance, a deplorable crime took place against our Mujahideen in the area of Zawayda in central Gaza Strip,” the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades said in its official statement, according to Reuters agency. Earlier, Ashraf al-Qadra spokesman for the Palestinian Ministry of Health said that six were killed and three others injured in an explosion that rocked a house in the Zawayda area. Commenting on the incident in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli military sp