US EditionAmsterdam Stabbing Leaves Five Injured as Investigation Into Motive Continues
- A knife attack in Amsterdam injured five people, including two from the United States, one from Belgium, and one from Poland, as confirmed by Dutch police.
- The attack happened around 3:30 p.m. local time and ended when a passerby stopped the assailant near Dam Square.
- Authorities have not established a motive but are investigating the possibility that the assailant targeted victims randomly.
- Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema expressed her condolences, stating, 'Our hearts go out to the victims, their families and loved ones.
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der Standard AT
der Standard DEFive people were seriously injured in the city centre before the assailant was overwhelmed by a tourist
The stabbing around Dam Square in Amsterdam, in which five people were injured on Thursday afternoon, appears to be a one-man operation by someone with a false identity. The man is believed to be from Eastern Europe. This is evident from information available to De Telegraaf.
A video circulating on social media shows a man whose identity has not been revealed, holding the attacker until the arrival of the police.
The Scottish Sun
Moment hero pins Amsterdam knifeman who stabbed women in ‘random attack’
THIS is the incredible moment a hero tourist wrestles and pins the Amsterdam knifeman who stabbed five in a “random” attack. The assailant knifed a woman in the back and slashed two American tourists, amongst others, in the heart of the Dutch capital. A hero wrestled and detained the Amsterdam knifeman to stop his spree@RadioGenoa / X The passerby held the attacker down until police arrived to arrest him@RadioGenoa / X Police said the hero was a…
The man who wrestled the stabbing suspect to the ground and held him in Amsterdam on Thursday was making a so-called citizen's arrest. This is permitted when a citizen witnesses a crime.
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