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Amsterdam stabbing: Five people wounded, police say Amsterdam stabbing: Four people injured, police say
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An emergency helicopter landed outside the Royal Palace in the central Dam SquareAn 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. Four 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. The suspect, who has been arrested and will be questioned later on Thursday, was overpowered with the help of a local resident and taken to hospital with a leg injury, police say.
A suspect has been arrested but the motive remains unclear, police say. A small area of the central Dam Square remains cordoned off for forensic investigation.
There are no details about the condition of the injured. Dutch police say they do not have any details on the condition of the four injured people, and the motive for the incident remains unclear.
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. Police initially cordoned-off a large area around the Royal Palace in Dam Square, where the emergency helicopter landed.
Early images showed a person on a stretcher being loaded into the back of an ambulance. Images showed a person on a stretcher being loaded into the back of an ambulance.
The injured people were evacuated from the area but an AFP news agency reporter at the scene said there was still a heavy police presence and ambulances.
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 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. A shop assistant also said that she heard a lot of shouting and screaming and that people started running, the paper reported.
Witnesses quoted by local media said a girl and an elderly woman were stabbed.
Amsterdam outlet Het Parool quoted a witness saying he approached a girl after hearing a noise. As someone else shouted to call an ambulance, he saw a large knife "sticking out from the girl's back, between her shoulders", the paper quotes him as saying.
The police have not confirmed who has been stabbed.
Earlier, a police spokesperson told Dutch media there had been reports of a robbery.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 had initially said that five people were injured in the stabbing, but in an update said one of the injured was the suspect.
Police are urging anyone with images of the incident to upload them as evidence. They are urging anyone with images of the incident to upload them as evidence.