US EditionDutch authorities investigate possible sabotage against rail network as NATO summit opens
- World leaders gathered in The Hague on June 24, 2025, to start a two-day NATO summit amid a major security operation.
- The summit followed a power failure and fire early Tuesday morning in nearly 30 rail cables near Schiphol Airport, disrupting train services to The Hague.
- Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel stated investigators are examining the possibility that the fires were deliberately set, coinciding with pro-Russian cyberattacks on summit-related targets.
- More than 27,000 police officers secured the event, while NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte urged increased defense spending, saying, "We need ammunition, ammunition, ammunition."
- The incidents and cyberattacks heightened concerns about hybrid threats against NATO, signaling intensified security challenges for member states during the summit.
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NATO summit kicks off in The Hague amid unity calls, protests, and sabotage fears
World leaders met in The Hague on Tuesday for the start of the 2025 NATO summit. The goal was to show unity and support a major increase in defence spending as global security threats grow. But the first day was overshadowed by doubts about the US commitment to NATO itself, protests, and power outages that shut down Dutch railways and raised concerns about possible sabotage.
According to the Dutch Minister of Justice, it cannot be ruled out that intentional damage was caused.
What was initially labelled as a simple power failure on the railway between Amsterdam and The Hague, grew in a few hours into possible sabotage by the NATO top. What do we know about the fire that caused 25 large power cables to burn out over dozens of metres? A reconstruction.
Amsterdam airport fire ‘could be sabotage’ ahead of Nato summit
Amsterdam‘s Schiphol Airport rail system caught fire Tuesday, with authorities suggesting sabotage may have been at play ahead of the NATO summit. Those attending the summit in The Hague were supposed to fly into the airport on Tuesday morning so they could attend later that day. The Hague is about 30 miles from the airport, about 40 minutes by train. However, nearly 30 track cables of the airport’s rail system caught fire and will not be fixed …
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