Prosecutors Believe Hague Stabbing in May Targeted Christians and Jews

Case information
Incident date
Country
Netherlands
Place
The Hague
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Islamist
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • (Attempted) Homicide
  • Physical Violence
Place of Incident
  • Public Street
Bias Indicators
  • Racial/Ethnic/Gender/Cultural Differences
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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New information from the prosecutor's office indicates that Malek F., a Syrian asylum seeker charged with 3 counts of attempted murder for stabbings in The Hague on May 5, 2018, was specifically searching for “Christian and Jewish kuffars," Arabic for non-believers. In a recorded conversation with his mother from prison, he said they were similar to “animals or retarded people” and that he was a "soldier of Allah."

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