Amsterdam stabbing attack – latest: Multiple people wounded in Dam Square knife attack

A lady and aged girl have been among the many victims, eyewitnesses informed the Algemeen Dagblad newspaper.

“A boy then ran away,” one workers member at a close-by store is reported to have informed the Dutch information outlet.

An worker at a store located on the scene of the stabbing is reported to have informed Algemeen Dagblad: “It was very horrifying. Prospects noticed an aged girl being stabbed within the again. She was along with her husband. I solely noticed it when the lady was mendacity on the bottom. It was very grim.”

A passerby who fled into a close-by store after witnessing a girl being stabbed informed the outlet: “The lady fell to the bottom. I’m shaking throughout, it might have been me. I used to be in shock.”

Native media shops have now reported that the cordon on Dam Sq. has been lifted.

De Telegraaf newspaper mentioned the sq. had reopened after it was closed to permit a helicopter to land.

It reportedly flew away at round 16:30pm native time.

Although the cordon has been lifted, a number of retailers have closed their doorways early together with the close by Primark.

Dutch police have mentioned they aren’t sure what the motive of the assault was.

Detectives mentioned they might be searching for to determine a motive as a part of their investigation.

De Telegraaf newspaper cited a police spokesperson as saying that officers had obtained experiences of a theft.

Police mentioned a suspect has been arrested however mentioned a motive for the stabbing stays unclear.

A big cordon has been arrange on each Sint Nicolaasstraat and Dam Sq., native media reported.

Footage shared on social media appeared to indicate a helicopter touchdown within the sq., with injured individuals being taken to hospital.

Police mentioned a suspect has been arrested however mentioned a motive for the stabbing stays unclear.

A big cordon has been arrange on each Sint Nicolaasstraat and Dam Sq., native media reported.

Footage shared on social media appeared to indicate a helicopter touchdown within the sq., with injured individuals being taken to hospital.

The stabbing is reported to have taken place shortly earlier than 3:30pm native time, with De Telegraaf newspaper reporting that not less than fourteen police vehicles and an officer on a motorbike had swarmed the scene inside quarter-hour.