“And where needed, we’ve taken additional measures.”
Van Weel added it is still unknown whether the man was specifically targeted because of his Iranian roots.
“But the fact that he is Iranian and spoke out against the regime is something to be taken seriously.”
Dutch media reported that the victim had shared criticism of the regime in Tehran with tens of thousands of followers on Instagram and Telegram and had recently expressed his support for the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
In one post, he thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Dutch public broadcaster NOS reported.
Thursday’s shooting has sent a “chilling shudder” through the Iranian diaspora in the Netherlands, Dutch parliamentarian Ulysse Ellian wrote in a reaction on X. “I know what the long arm of the mullahs in Tehran is capable of,” he added.