He stopped the knife attack in Amsterdam. They are looking for a mysterious hero
The drama took place on Thursday, March 27 just before 15:30 local time. On the crowded Square of the Dam, one of the most frequented points in Amsterdam (Netherlands), came to cutter attack. After receiving the application, the services quickly appeared where they found five wounded.
A shocking cutter attack in Amsterdam. Five people were injured, including a Pole
As a result of a cutter attack, five people were injured: a 67-year-old American and a 69-year-old American, a 73-year-old from Belgium, a 19-year-old from Amsterdam and a 26-year-old Pole. As the services donated on Friday, March 28, our countryman has already left the hospital. Others wounded are still in the clinic, their condition is stable.
The person suspected of making an assault managed to overpower and stop the officers at Gravenstraat thanks to the help of witnesses. A recording with the participation of a man dressed in blue jeans and a black hoodie with Nike hood appeared in social media, which was quickly hailed as « hero ».
They are looking for a man who helped stop the attacker. « Real hero »
The video that comes to wider and wider circles on X services (formerly Twitter) and Tiktok shows how the mysterious man kneels on the suspect to make this shocking attack. According to media reports, he, regardless of his own safety, was to overpower and hold the attacker until the police arrive.
Local media reports that he spoke English and speculates that he is a British. However, there are various suggestions on the web – perhaps a Dutchman, an American or a European. The authorities did not officially reveal the man’s nationality, but denied that he was a citizen of the Netherlands. However, a police spokesman in Amsterdam praised his actions, describing them as « heroic » – informs the Dutch daily « de Telegraaf ».
Internet users do not hide their admiration for a mysterious man. « This guy stopped the cutter in Amsterdambefore the police arrived. Europe desperately needs more like him. A real hero » – we read in the description of the recording.
« I agree. We need more heroes! May God bless this man », « Heroes walk among us » – comment users. Some point out that most of the people collected around people did not even offer to help him. « They should be ashamed, » says one of the Internet users.
Many people wonder who the mysterious man is and what happened to him after the events at Dam Square. That his heroic attitude in the face of a threat would not go unnoticed, they share and disseminate the recording further. They want to reward an anonymous hero in this way.
The services determine the identity of the cutter. They talk about « variety of documents »
The man suspected of making an attack was detained by the police. First, he was taken to a hospital, where the doctors dealt with his leg injury, and then transported to the prison in Scheveningen.
« This person’s identity is known, but due to the variety of documents, it is necessary to further examine them, » reveal the services and add: « It is known that he checked in at a hotel in Amsterdam on March 26 ».
Further details are to be revealed only when it is possible to confirm the identity of a detained man. Investigators also examine the motives of his attack. Various scenarios are taken into account. It is possible that the victims were completely accidental. It is known that the suspect used a few during the attack knives.
(Source: Fakt.pl, Politie.nl, The Mirror)
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A cutter attack at the Square of the Dam in Amsterdam. The attacker wounded five people. A Pole is among the victims.
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The person suspected of making an assault managed to overpower and stop the officers at Gravenstraat thanks to the help of witnesses.
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