Netherlands: Several wounded after Dam Square stabbing

By Deutsche Welle (Europe) | Created at 2025-03-27 15:33:51 | Updated at 2025-04-04 13:32:47 1 week ago

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03/27/2025March 27, 2025

The perpetrator of the attack has been arrested. A motive for the stabbing, which occurred in the city's historic center, is still unclear.

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Emergency responders helping a victim of the stabbing attack on March 27, 2025Emergency responders in Amsterdam rushed to help victims of the attackImage: Inter Visual Studio/ANP/picture alliance

A stabbing near central Amsterdam's Dam Square has left five people wounded, Dutch police said Thursday.

The perpetrator of the attack has been taken into custody.

"A motive is currently still unclear, but part of our investigation," Dutch police wrote on social media platform X. 

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