Knife-wielding man injures multiple people in Amsterdam, including 2 Americans

A antheral wielding a weapon earnestly wounded 5 radical successful Amsterdam, including 2 from the U.S., during a stabbing onslaught successful a buying territory connected Thursday, according to Dutch police.

The Associated Press said constabulary noted the attack, which lasted for respective minutes, ended erstwhile the fishy was stopped by a passerby adjacent the city’s Dam Square precocious Thursday afternoon.

Police closed disconnected the area, which was tended to by exigency crews who responded successful ambulances and a trauma helicopter.

In a statement, authorities said the motive for the onslaught had not been established, though constabulary were investigating a concern wherever the fishy randomly targeted victims.

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Police officers stitchery not acold from the country aft a stabbing adjacent Dam Square successful cardinal Amsterdam, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Delong)

Authorities identified the victims arsenic a 69-year-old antheral and 67-year-old pistillate from the U.S.; a 73-year-old pistillate from Belgium; a 26-year-old antheral from Poland; and a 19-year-old pistillate from Amsterdam.

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Police officers cordon-off an country aft a stabbing adjacent Dam Square successful cardinal Amsterdam, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Delong)

"The constabulary probe is successful afloat plaything and has afloat precedence astatine the moment. We anticipation to soon get much clarity astir the inheritance of this horrible stabbing," Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema said. "Our hearts spell retired to the victims, their families and loved ones."

Police told the AP that the fishy was injured erstwhile a bystander overpowered him.

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Emergency services unit stitchery adjacent the country aft a stabbing adjacent Dam Square successful cardinal Amsterdam, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Delong)

"The fishy was detained with the assistance of a civilian," constabulary spokesperson Eline Roovers told the AP.

Guido Oostorm, different spokesperson for the constabulary department, said the victims had been taken to country hospitals for treatment.

A State Department spokesperson confirmed to Fox News that 2 U.S. citizens were injured during the incident.

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"The U.S. Department of State has nary higher precedence than the information and information of U.S. citizens overseas," the spokesperson said. "We are intimately pursuing reports of a stabbing successful Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We widen our sympathies to the victims and to the families of those affected. We tin corroborate that 2 U.S. citizens were injured. Due to privateness and different considerations, we person nary further comment."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.