paroolOct 7, 2026, 10:17

Public Prosecution Service: ‘Child soldiers’ (18 and 19) flown in from Sweden to carry out contract killings in Amsterdam and Haarlem

Two teenagers from Sweden were apprehended after being flown into the Netherlands to execute contract killings in Amsterdam and Haarlem this July. While an attempted hit in Amsterdam failed, authorities successfully intervened to stop a planned second attack in Haarlem that same night.

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Based on reporting by parool. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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