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| Amsterdam's Schiphol airport: Police shoot knifeman | Amsterdam's Schiphol airport: Police shoot knifeman |
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| Dutch police say they have shot and arrested a man who wielded a knife at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. | Dutch police say they have shot and arrested a man who wielded a knife at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. |
| The emergency prompted the authorities to evacuate part of Schiphol, one of Europe's busiest airports. | The emergency prompted the authorities to evacuate part of Schiphol, one of Europe's busiest airports. |
| The situation is under control and the airport is safe, the military police say. | The situation is under control and the airport is safe, the military police say. |
| No other injuries were reported. A police spokesman told AD newspaper there was no assumption of a terrorist motive. | No other injuries were reported. A police spokesman told AD newspaper there was no assumption of a terrorist motive. |
| The military police said on Twitter that the man had been overpowered and taken away. | The military police said on Twitter that the man had been overpowered and taken away. |
| Schiphol Plaza, a shopping area near passport control, was temporarily evacuated while the authorities responded to the incident. | Schiphol Plaza, a shopping area near passport control, was temporarily evacuated while the authorities responded to the incident. |
| "This afternoon a man came into the office of the Marechaussee [military police] here at Schiphol and threatened my colleagues with a knife," a police spokesman told AFP news agency. | |
| "He was shot in the leg and taken to hospital in Amsterdam." | |
| The airport and Schiphol Plaza are open to the public. Air traffic has not been affected. | The airport and Schiphol Plaza are open to the public. Air traffic has not been affected. |
| Schiphol is one of Europe's top five busiest airports and handled more than 60 million passengers last year. | Schiphol is one of Europe's top five busiest airports and handled more than 60 million passengers last year. |