Halsema on Lack of Security Guards at National Monument: 'We Secure the Stones with Cameras'

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Why was there no security at the National Monument on Dam Square on the night of May 3 to 4? The VVD wanted clarification on this matter on Thursday. Mayor Femke Halsema indicated that surveillance of the stones is carried out solely by means of cameras.

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Prior to the National Remembrance Day on May 4, there were no indications that the National Monument on Dam Square in Amsterdam would be defaced. Mayor Femke Halsema stated this on Thursday in response to questions from the city council. "There was no direct threat. Beforehand, there was no information whatsoever suggesting that defacement might occur."