Reports of gunfire outside Saudi embassy in The Hague: AFP

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THE HAGUE: Several shots were fired at the Saudi embassy in the Dutch city of The Hague but no one was hurt, police said on Thursday. "Just before 6 a.m. (05:00 GMT) we received a message that a shot had been fired at a building in The Hague. There were no injuries," police said on Twitter. A number of bullet casings were found at the scene after the incident, the Dutch news agency ANP quoted police as saying. View this post on Instagram A post shared by أخبار السعودية (@gccnews) on Nov 12, 2020 at 3:18am PST No official statement has yet been released by the embassy, but Arab News is seeking confirmation and comment from the relevant authorities. Local media said there were 20 bullet holes in the building and showed pictures of some holes in windows. There was no confirmation of the number of shots by police. Officers have sealed off the scene and forensic teams are conducting an investigation, police said. The motive for the shooting was not known. The incident comes a day after a bomb blast struck a World War I commemoration attended by French and other diplomats in the Saudi city of Jeddah Wednesday, wounding at least two people.

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