Five people have been injured in a mass knife attack near Amsterdam’s central Dam square, Dutch police have said.
Footage shared on social media appeared to show a helicopter landing in the square, which is popular with tourists, with injured people being taken to hospital.
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.
The outlet cited a police spokesperson as saying that officers had received reports of a robbery.
Police said a suspect has been arrested but said a motive for the stabbing remains unclear, and detectives said they would be seeking to establish a motive as part of their investigation.
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.
