Five people have been injured in a stabbing in the city center Dutch of Amsterdam, still for unknown reasons, and the police have arrested A suspect that has also been injured. Other people have been seriously injured. The attack has occurred around 15:30 local time according to the Telegraaf newspaper.
The suspect has been arrested moments later in the Sergestraat street with the help of a citizen. This person has thrown him to the ground and has sat on to immobilize him. Another witness has described him as “a white man, with a tip hair, about thirty years old, with jeans and a white shirt,” Nos told Public Television. For now Your identity is unknown and if you have used one or more weapons.
At the time of the event, The municipal authorities were celebrating a plenary That has been interrupted immediately, local media have reported.
A traumatology helicopter and several ambulances have moved to the Dam. An advanced age and a boy According to the NRC medium. For its part, the police on social networks have reported that the stabbing has occurred on Sint Nicolaasstraat street.
The Minister of Justice does not rule out anything
The Minister of Justice and Security, David Van Weel, for the moment You cannot say anything about the context of stabbing in Amsterdam or what has motivated the author. “It’s still soon for that.” He explained that at the moment he cannot confirm whether an investigation will be opened for terrorism, but that he does not rule out anything.
The suspect has stabbed a 67 -year -old woman and a 69 -year -old man, both of American nationality. A 26 of Polish origin, a 73 -year -old woman from Belgium and a 19 -year -old girl from Amsterdam. The alleged author has been transferred to the hospital with a leg wound.
A witness saw a boy “pale as a ghost”
A witness has told a journalist that “suddenly there was an icy cry,” after panic unleashed. But neither he nor the people around were clear What was happening.
An employee of a nearby store has also said that suddenly he heard many shouts and squeaky and that people began to run in the direction of the incident.
Another witness who was there at the time has told the NRC medium that heard his neighbor shout: “We need help!” In addition, he saw A “pale boy like a ghost” and when they put him in a chair they discovered “that he was bleeding.”
Police have asked people that does not approach the Plaza Dam and its surroundings due to stabbing in Amsterdam. He has also asked emergency services to give them space so that they can do their job, according to a spokesman.
