Dutch Royal assault

So it appears there is no deeper political reasons behind the dreadful attack ...

THE HAGUE - A man who tried to ram his car into the Dutch royal family, killing six onlookers at a parade, died in hospital Friday as details emerged of how he lost his job and was about to lose his home.

The killer driver, who has not been officially identified, died in hospital in the early hours from severe head trauma as relatives of the six victims that he mowed down tried to come to terms with their loss.

The tragedy, labelled "an act of despair" by newspapers, also prompted questions about royal security and whether there would have to be a rethink about staging the annual Queen's Day procession.

Newspapers, displaying gruesome photographs of twisted limbs and bodies sent flying at a royal parade Thursday in the central city of Apeldoorn, said the man had recently lost his security guard job.

"Recently, he informed me that he had been dismissed and could no longer pay the rent," landlord Sem Bosman told the mass market De Telegraaf newspaper.