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| Three people wounded in stabbing incident in The Hague | Three people wounded in stabbing incident in The Hague |
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| Police hunt man in grey tracksuit and shawl after incident in Grote Marktstraat shopping area | Police hunt man in grey tracksuit and shawl after incident in Grote Marktstraat shopping area |
| Three people were injured in a stabbing incident in The Hague’s main shopping street on Friday night, Dutch police said. | Three people were injured in a stabbing incident in The Hague’s main shopping street on Friday night, Dutch police said. |
| A manhunt was under way. | A manhunt was under way. |
| The incident happened in the Grote Marktstraat shopping area, which was busy with people looking for Black Friday deals. | The incident happened in the Grote Marktstraat shopping area, which was busy with people looking for Black Friday deals. |
| An area near the town’s historic centre was cordoned off, and dozens of police and ambulances were on the scene. | An area near the town’s historic centre was cordoned off, and dozens of police and ambulances were on the scene. |
| In a statement, Hague police said they were seeking a man aged 45-50 wearing a shawl, a black jacket and wearing a grey tracksuit. | In a statement, Hague police said they were seeking a man aged 45-50 wearing a shawl, a black jacket and wearing a grey tracksuit. |
| Pictures from the area showed several dozen onlookers kept behind police fencing seeking a glimpse of the area where the stabbing took place. | Pictures from the area showed several dozen onlookers kept behind police fencing seeking a glimpse of the area where the stabbing took place. |
| Police spokeswoman Marije Kuiper said that it was not clear if the stabbing was a terror incident. | Police spokeswoman Marije Kuiper said that it was not clear if the stabbing was a terror incident. |
| Dutch national broadcaster NOS, citing “varied sources”, said the incident did not appear to be a terrorist attack. |