AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A stabbing on Thursday night within the Dutch metropolis of Rotterdam left one individual lifeless and injured two others, together with the male suspect who was arrested, police stated.
Witnesses advised Dutch broadcaster NOS that the suspect shouted “Allahu Akbar” throughout the assault, however police didn’t instantly affirm this and stated they’re persevering with their investigation into the motive behind the assault.
Each the surviving sufferer and the suspect had been taken to hospital for remedy.
Police didn’t disclose the identities of the victims or the suspect.
In keeping with reviews in native media, the suspect stabbed his first sufferer in a parking storage beneath Rotterdam’s Erasmus bridge earlier than transferring to the road degree, the place he fatally attacked one other individual.
Eyewitnesses described the suspect as carrying two giant knives and concentrating on random people.