The incident happened near Dam Square, in the southern part of the Dutch capital, with local media reporting the area has been cordoned off. Five people have been wounded in a stabbing in central Amsterdam while one person has been arrested, according to police.
A section of the Dutch capital’s historic city centre was closed down on Thursday afternoon after the stabbing near Dam Square, reportedly outside a fabric store.
“We currently have no information about the cause or motive of the stabbing incident. This is part of our investigation,” police said in a statement.
Video from the scene of the crime shows officers cordoning off an area of the square where a helicopter was grounded.
Ambulances rijden af en aan, politie probeert mensen op afstand te houden terwijl de traumahelikopter nog steeds op De Dam staat pic.twitter.com/q2vYuZJyUN
— Marcel Vink (@marcelvink888) March 27, 2025
Other images from the city show injured people being put into ambulances.
At least five people have been stabbed at popular tourist hotspot Dam Square in central Amsterdam.
Police said a suspect has been arrested but said a motive for the stabbing remains unclear.
A large cordon has been set up on both Sint Nicolaasstraat and Dam Square, local media reported.
Dam Square is an area popular with tourists visiting the Dutch capital. It is in the historic centre of the city and includes landmarks such as the Royal Palace.
Footage shared on social media appeared to show a helicopter landing in the square, with emergency vehicles also at the scene.
The stabbing is reported to have taken place shortly before 3:30pm local time, with De Telegraaf newspaper reporting that at least fourteen police cars and an officer on a motorcycle had swarmed the scene within 15 minutes.
In a stabbing incident at the Sint Nicolaasstraat nearby the Dam square five people have been injured. One suspect has been arrested.
— Politie Eenheid Amsterdam (@POL_Amsterdam) March 27, 2025
Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf was told by one young woman that "that's happening everywhere now, just look at Germany," in reference to a recent spate of terrorist attacks across Europe.
Though police maintain that they have not yet established a motive, the stabbing does follow a number of high-profile incidents across the continent.
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema, Chief Prosecutor Rene de Beukelaer and Police Chief Peter Holla have all attended an emergency briefing following the attacks, a spokesman for the mayor said.
Halsema had to be removed from a city council meeting in Amsterdam's town hall, which sits on Dam Square itself, shortly after the stabbings.
However, the Netherlands's Prime Minister Dick Schoof is not in the country, having travelled to Paris for talks with European leaders including British counterpart Sir Keir Starmer.
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