Amsterdam: Five people were injured in a knife attack in central Amsterdam on Thursday, police said.
A suspect has been taken into custody.
Dutch authorities have not yet disclosed the severity of the victims’ injuries or a possible motive for the stabbings.
Emergency services responded quickly, with a rescue helicopter landing on Dam Square, the central square in front of the royal palace.
Police said that the attack took place on a nearby street at around 3:30 pm (1430 GMT). The square was cordoned off and reopened after about two hours.
Witnesses said that the alleged perpetrator had apparently stabbed people at random. They described the suspect as a young man with short blonde hair. A woman told Dutch radio that the attacker had stabbed a young woman in the back. The woman was standing by the road with her bicycle. (DPA)
