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| Amsterdam stabbing: Five people wounded, police say | Amsterdam stabbing: Five people wounded, police say |
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| An emergency helicopter landed outside the Royal Palace in the central Dam Square | |
| Five people have been injured following a stabbing in central Amsterdam, police say. | Five people have been injured following a stabbing in central Amsterdam, police say. |
| Dutch police say the area, which includes Dam Square, has been cordoned off and an emergency helicopter has been deployed. | Dutch police say the area, which includes Dam Square, has been cordoned off and an emergency helicopter has been deployed. |
| A suspect has been arrested but the motive remains unclear, police say. | A suspect has been arrested but the motive remains unclear, police say. |
| There are no details about the condition of the injured. | There are no details about the condition of the injured. |
| Video posted on social media shows a helicopter landing in front of the Royal Palace in Dam Square and emergency vehicles also inside the cordoned-off area. | |
| Early images showed a person on a stretcher being loaded into the back of an ambulance. | |
| A witness told the Dutch paper De Telegraaf that they suddenly heard an "icy scream" and after that panic broke out in the area. | |
| A shop assistant also said that she heard a lot of shouting and screaming and that people started running in the direction of the incident, the paper reported. | |
| Earlier, a police spokesperson told Dutch media there had been reports of a robbery. | |
| Amsterdam's mayor Femke Halsema was called away from a council meeting following the stabbing, local media also report. | |
| Police are urging anyone with images of the incident to upload them as evidence. | Police are urging anyone with images of the incident to upload them as evidence. |