Five injured after knife attack in Amsterdam – Diepresse.com
The alleged attacker was arrested. The motive for the attack in the old town is still unclear.
According to police, five people were injured in a knife attack in the center of Amsterdam. A suspect was arrested. The police could not say how seriously the victims were injured. The police could not say anything about a motive for the crime. Emergency services were quickly on hand, the police reported to X.
In the evening, the police said that the victims are a 19-year-old from Amsterdam, a 73-year-old woman from Belgium, a 26-year-old man from Poland and two Americans, a 67-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man. There was no information about the type of injuries to the victims.
The attack is said to have occurred around 3:30 p.m. in one or more streets at the DAM – the central square of the Dutch capital in front of the royal palace. Eyewitnesses reported that the alleged perpetrator apparently stabbed people indiscriminately. According to testimonies, the suspect is a younger man with short blond hair. According to the police, he was overwhelmed by a passer -by and then arrested by the police. He is said to have been injured on the leg.
A witness reported on the radio how the alleged perpetrator stung a young woman in her back. The woman stood on a street with her bike. « The knife was still in her back, » said the witness on the radio. The alleged perpetrator then ran away quickly. The emergency services were quickly on hand, the police reported. A rescue helicopter landed on the dam. The square was cordoned off according to the police and released after about two hours. (APA/dpa)
