The Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren, called this Tuesday for a “thorough” investigation into the death of a Dutch soldier in a shooting that took place last Saturday in the United States and that also left two others injured. military of the European country.
The soldiers were in Indiana to receive training and were victims of the shots when they were off duty.
“What we know is that one of our soldiers died. Two others were injured. Of course, there has to be a thorough investigation into what exactly happened”, declared the politician upon arrival at the meeting of European Union Defense Ministers in Prague.
Ollongren thanked the US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, “who contacted me yesterday to express his sorrow and condolences”.
“There is good communication between our military police and the local authorities. We have read things in the media, we have heard what the mayor said, but we think it is very important to have a real thorough investigation, so we are waiting for that until we comment on what actually happened, “he said.
Nevertheless, she acknowledged being “very concerned” because the United States is “the most important ally” of the Netherlands and Dutch soldiers carry out “a lot of training” in the North American country.
“We really do not expect this to happen, so it is very worrying for us”, he indicated.
The Ministry of Dutch Defense reported last Monday that a Dutch soldier who was in critical condition at an Indianapolis hospital had died of injuries sustained during a shooting on Saturday.
Two other soldiers also were injured, but the ministry said yesterday that they are conscious and able to speak.
The three military They were members of the Korps Commandotroepen, the special forces unit of the Netherlands Army, and were in the state of Indiana for training.
The shooting occurred in front of their hotel when were out of service.
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