Dutch authorities say a military policeman has died of injuries he received when a driver smashed his car through police barricades in an attempted attack on the royal family.

The man who drove his car into a crowd of parade spectators and killed five people died of his injuries Friday, leaving unresolved the mystery of why he tried to attack the Dutch royal family.

Prosecutors say the man who killed five people with his car during an attack on the Dutch royal house has died of his injuries.

Europe’s largest oil company, Royal Dutch Shell PLC, on Wednesday reported a 62 percent drop in first-quarter net profit as oil prices fell sharply amid a global economic downturn.

Marleen Veldhuis has broken the world records for the 50-meter butterfly and 50-meter freestyle at a swimming meet in Amsterdam.

Dutch police said Friday they were questioning six men and a woman who were arrested following an anonymous tip of a terrorist threat against a popular shopping area.

Dutch police say the threat of a terror attack in Amsterdam has receded following the arrest of seven people suspected of plotting to detonate explosives in busy stores.

Dutch police on Thursday arrested seven people suspected of preparing a terrorist attack in Amsterdam, including a relative of one of the attackers who died in the 2004 bombings in Madrid.

A study commissioned by the Netherlands National Museum says “Night Watch,” one of Rembrandt’s most famous paintings, was part of a series by leading Dutch artists of his day, and was meant to be displayed alongside the others.

Aegon NV, the Dutch insurer that owns Transamerica in the U.S., reported a net loss of euro1.2 billion ($1.53 billion) in the fourth quarter, due mostly to falling values of investments.