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| Amsterdam train station incident 'not terrorism-related', police say | Amsterdam train station incident 'not terrorism-related', police say |
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| Two people have been seriously injured after a car hit pedestrians, but police say there is ‘no indication whatsoever’ that it was an extremist attack | |
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| Sat 10 Jun 2017 21.55 BST | |
| Last modified on Sat 10 Jun 2017 23.20 BST | |
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| An incident outside Amsterdam’s main railway station involving a car that hit pedestrians, leaving two people seriously injured, is not thought to have been an extremist attack. “There is no indication whatsoever that this is a terrorist attack,” police spokeswoman Marjolein Koek said. | An incident outside Amsterdam’s main railway station involving a car that hit pedestrians, leaving two people seriously injured, is not thought to have been an extremist attack. “There is no indication whatsoever that this is a terrorist attack,” police spokeswoman Marjolein Koek said. |
| Police said that the driver was parked in a place where he was not allowed to stop and drove off when approached by police, then ran into a wall. Some of the injured were hospitalised while others were treated at the scene. Police also said that the car was searched and that the driver was questioned. | Police said that the driver was parked in a place where he was not allowed to stop and drove off when approached by police, then ran into a wall. Some of the injured were hospitalised while others were treated at the scene. Police also said that the car was searched and that the driver was questioned. |
| The incident received immediate widespread attention after several extremist attacks in Europe over the past year involving vehicles, including one at London Bridge in London last week. | The incident received immediate widespread attention after several extremist attacks in Europe over the past year involving vehicles, including one at London Bridge in London last week. |
| The first images from the Amsterdam incident area showed a major police presence around the railway station, with first aid responders treating one person. A black car was shown to be slightly damaged against a low retaining wall close to the station. | The first images from the Amsterdam incident area showed a major police presence around the railway station, with first aid responders treating one person. A black car was shown to be slightly damaged against a low retaining wall close to the station. |
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