According to police, a stabbing attack in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, left at least four people injured.
Following the incident on Thursday near Dam Square, one suspect was detained.
Police said in a statement on social media that “a motive is still undetermined but is a part of our investigation.”
No immediate updates were made regarding the wounded’s condition.
Police vans and ambulances were present, and there was also a trauma helicopter that flew to Dam Square to take care of the victims.
Around 3: 30 pm (14: 30 GMT), according to police, the attack occurred on a nearby street. After about two hours, the square was cut off and resumed.
A person was being loaded into the backseat of an ambulance, according to images from the local news agency ANP.
Femke Halsema, the mayor of Amsterdam, allegedly left a meeting at the town hall when the news of the attack broke.
Prior to the incident, police had previously stated that five people had been injured in the attack, but later it was revealed that the suspect was one of the injured.
Source: Aljazeera
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