Originally published on October 17, 2013 <br /><br />A Dutch diplomat in Russia was beaten in his flat on Tuesday by unknown assailants, further straining relations between the two countries after police in The Netherlands allegedly beat a Russian diplomat in his house.<br /><br />The attack happened in central Moscow.<br /><br />Onno Elderenbosch opened his door to two men pretending to be electricians who had come to repair a fuse box, Voice of America reported. <br /><br />Instead the men attacked and beat him. They then tied him up, and before leaving the apartment drew a heart with the letters "LGBT" (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) on a mirror. <br /><br />Elderenbosch suffered minor injuries but did not ask for medical treatment, Reuters reported. <br /><br />According to reports, the episode is the latest of a list of diplomatic confrontations between Russia and The Netherlands. <br /><br />The Moscow attack resembled the attack of Russian diplomat Dmitry Borodin in the Hague on October 5, when he was allegedly beaten in front of his children by Dutch police. <br /><br />Dutch media reported that the police were responding to complaints from Borodin's neighbours that he was drunk and abusing his two children, a two-year old son and four year old daughter. Borodin was badly beaten with a baton, handcuffed and temporarily detained. <br /><br />According to Reuters, "The Netherlands has apologised for the detention of the Russian diplomat. <br /><br />"Dutch police have not commented on the charge that he was beaten with a police baton, but did confirm that he was detained illegally in violation of the right to diplomatic immunity."<br /><br />Earlier this month, the Netherlands launched legal proceedings against Russia for the arrest of 30 activists, two of them Dutch, who were aboard a Dutch-registered Greenpeace ship protesting against oil drilling in the Arctic.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
