The Netherlands: Diplomatic Corpse

The body first appeared on a sleepy Saturday afternoon in mid-July. A Dutch businessman driving home from work spotted it on the sidewalk outside the house at No. 17 Prince Maurice Lane, a stately residential avenue in The Hague. He stopped. The street was deserted. He ran to the house to get help. No answer. He went next door, asked to use the telephone, and called the police. When he went out to the street again, the body was gone.

From a neighbor, the police learned the reason: four Chinese had emerged from No. 17 and dragged the body inside....

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