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Dutch Investigate Possible Sabotage of Rail Cables at Schiphol as NATO Summit Opens

Investigators are examining whether a fire that knocked out power to 30 cables was deliberate, forcing leaders to travel by motorcade under heightened security.

Security patrol around the perimeter of the venue in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, June 23, 2025 ahead of the upcoming NATO summit. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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Security measuers at the venue of the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands on June 24, 2025. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Early Tuesday, a fire damaged about 30 rail cables near Schiphol Airport, suspending all trains between the airport and Amsterdam.
  • Justice Minister David van Weel said probes are considering activist groups or foreign states as potential perpetrators.
  • ProRail expects normal rail service to resume by early evening after assessing and repairing the damage.
  • About 27,000 police officers and over 10,000 defense personnel are deployed in the Orange Shield operation securing the two-day summit.
  • On Monday, the National Cybersecurity Center reported denial-of-service attacks by a pro-Russian group targeting summit-related municipalities and organizations.