US EditionAmsterdam Stabbing Leaves Five Injured as Investigation Into Motive Continues
- At least five people were injured in a stabbing incident near Dam Square in Amsterdam on Thursday.
- The Amsterdam police confirmed the arrest of a suspect in the attack, which remains under investigation.
- Eyewitness footage showed ambulances responding to the scene as the condition of the victims is unknown.
- Mayor Femke Halsema interrupted a city council meeting upon hearing about the attack.
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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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