Russian spy saga shows darker side of Dutch 'city of peace'
[ad_1] THE HAGUE: The Hague brands itself as the "City of Peace and Justice", but this week the stately seat of the Dutch government also revealed a darker side with the exposure of four alleged Russian spies. The sedate city bordering the North Sea is home to a slew of international organisations that have also made it increasingly attractive to espionage and cyber-attacks, officials and experts say. The scale of those normally undercover activities was suddenly thrust into the daylight this week when the Netherlands said it had busted a Russian plot to hack the world's chemical watchdog. In scenes that could have come from a spy film, the four alleged members of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency were caught red-handed with a car full of electronic gear in a carpark next to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. "The Hague as a UN city focusing on issues of human security is attracting judicial bodies and international organisations....