Trains have been cancelled between Amsterdam and The Hague following a potential act of sabotage intended to disrupt the NATO Summit taking place this week.
The summit, being held in The Hague on Tuesday and Wednesday, has been described as “the largest logistics and security operation the Netherlands has ever seen” by the Dutch police, explaining that more than 45 world leaders and national delegations in attendance — with highways also shut down for security purposes.
Many of the delegations attending the summit were expected to fly into Schiphol airport this morning, however a fire involving nearly 30 track cables early on Tuesday morning has caused “considerable damage” and led to the cancellation of all rail travel between the airport and The Hague. A fix is not expected until Tuesday evening.
Speaking to NATO’s internal media service on Tuesday morning, the Dutch caretaker justice minister David van Weel — formerly NATO’s assistant secretary general for emerging security challenges — said the fire “could be sabotage.”
“Then the question is who was behind it. It could be activist groups, it could be state actor led, it can be any kind,” said van Weel.
