The incident happened in the historic city square to the city and just metres from the scene of a mass stabbing last week Politics
Officers were called just before 3.30 pm local time and found five injured people in and around Sint Nicolaasstraat Politics
Police on Saturday were still unclear about the motive for the stabbing Events
Five people were injured in the stabbing spree on Thursday (March 27), including two people from the US, one from Belgium, and one from Poland. A British tourist has been hailed a hero for tackling the attacker Events
Investigators say he hailed from the Donetsk region in the east of the country - which has operated as a breakaway state from Ukraine for a decade and was unlawfully annexed by Russia in 2022. Politics
A 30-year-old has been identified as a suspect in the Amsterdam mass stabbing - while a 'modest' British hero has been thanked in person by the city's mayor for stepping in to stop the attack Events
Brit intervened when at least five people were wounded in the mass stabbing which took place near the city's iconic Dam Square on Thursday Events
The knife-wielding suspect is thought to have targeted victims at random Events
One suspect arrested but motive remains unclear, police say Events