Five people were injured in a stabbing that occurred in downtown Amsterdam, near Dam Square, according to Dutch authorities.
The area, including Dam Square, was cordoned off and an emergency helicopter was deployed. A suspect, described as a young man with short hair, was arrested, but the motive for the attack is still unclear.
It was reported that the striker was stabbing people at random in the area, until a bystander managed to subdue him during the incident. The suspect was taken to the hospital due to a leg injury.
The attack occurred around 3:50 PM on Sint Nicolaasstraat, where four people were seriously injured. Despite the severity of the injuries, no details about their condition have been disclosed.
El hecho sucedió en el área de la Plaza Dam
Witnesses reported that, after hearing a chilling scream, panic broke out in the area, with people running toward the scene of the attack. Emergency services quickly arrived at the scene, and one of the victims was placed on a stretcher and taken by ambulance.
The mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, was urgently called to address the situation. The police have urged witnesses to share any images or videos related to the incident as evidence.
Although there were initially rumors of a robbery, authorities have opened an investigation into the terrorist attack, whose motive remains uncertain.
La alcaldesa de Ámsterdam fue convocada de urgencia para atender la situación
In recent months, terrorist attacks in Europe have seen an exponential increase, largely due to the immigration policies of European countries. The methodology of keeping borders open has resulted in numerous attacks, mainly in countries like Germany, Austria, France, or Sweden.
At the end of 2024, a terrorist from Saudi Arabia drove into a Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg in Germany. Then, at the beginning of 2025, three other incidents in Germany shocked the country by killing numerous people through stabbings and vehicular assaults.
Earlier this year, a terrorist committed a horrific shooting in the city of Örebro, in Sweden, in which he killed at least ten people.
Recently, a disgraceful sentence was also handed down to an Afghan immigrant in Austria, who was responsible for the gang rape of a girl just 12 years old along with other Muslim immigrants.
Un violento ataque terrorista se registró en la ciudad sueca de Örebro a principios de año
