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| Amsterdam stabbing: Five people injured, police say | Amsterdam stabbing: Five people injured, police say |
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| An emergency helicopter landed outside the Royal Palace in the central Dam Square | An emergency helicopter landed outside the Royal Palace in the central Dam Square |
| Five people have been injured following a stabbing near the central Dam Square in Amsterdam, police say. | Five people have been injured following a stabbing near the central Dam Square in Amsterdam, police say. |
| The injured include two Americans, a Polish man, a Belgian woman and a Dutch woman. The youngest is 19 and the oldest 73, police add. | |
| The male suspect, who has been arrested, was overpowered with the help of bystanders and taken to hospital with a leg injury. | The male suspect, who has been arrested, was overpowered with the help of bystanders and taken to hospital with a leg injury. |
| Police say the motive behind the attack is "under investigation" but they are considering the possibility that the suspect may have chosen people at random. | |
| The Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema said a police investigation was "in full swing" and authorities hoped to uncover more details of what happened soon. | The Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema said a police investigation was "in full swing" and authorities hoped to uncover more details of what happened soon. |
| "Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and loved ones," she said. | |
| The wounded people are a 67-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man, both from the US; a 26-year-old man from Poland; a 73-year-old woman from Belgium; and a 19-year-old woman from Amsterdam. | The wounded people are a 67-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man, both from the US; a 26-year-old man from Poland; a 73-year-old woman from Belgium; and a 19-year-old woman from Amsterdam. |
| Police said just before 15:30 local time (14:30 GMT) emergency services received several reports of a stabbing incident. | Police said just before 15:30 local time (14:30 GMT) emergency services received several reports of a stabbing incident. |
| Officers then quickly arrived at the scene and found five injured people at various locations in and around Sint Nicolaasstraat in the centre of the city, police said. | Officers then quickly arrived at the scene and found five injured people at various locations in and around Sint Nicolaasstraat in the centre of the city, police said. |
| With the help of bystanders, officers apprehended a suspect shortly after the incident, police said. | With the help of bystanders, officers apprehended a suspect shortly after the incident, police said. |
| Authorities cordoned-off a large area around the Royal Palace in the central Dam Square, where an emergency helicopter landed. | Authorities cordoned-off a large area around the Royal Palace in the central Dam Square, where an emergency helicopter landed. |
| The square is popular with tourists lying at the heart of the historic district of the city. | The square is popular with tourists lying at the heart of the historic district of the city. |
| One witness told the Dutch paper De Telegraaf that they suddenly heard an "icy scream" and after that panic broke out in the area. | One 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, 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. |
| 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 knife "sticking out from the girl's back, between her shoulders". | 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 knife "sticking out from the girl's back, between her shoulders". |
| The police are urging anyone with images of the incident to upload them as evidence. | The police are urging anyone with images of the incident to upload them as evidence. |
| The number of injured people was for a time said to be four, but in a later update the police said five people were wounded as well as the suspect. | The number of injured people was for a time said to be four, but in a later update the police said five people were wounded as well as the suspect. |