Amsterdam stabbing: Five people injured, police say

Police say the suspect was arrested after being overpowered with the help of a local resident.

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The injured include two Americans, a Polish man, a Belgian woman and a Dutch woman. The youngest is 19 and the oldest 73, police add.

The male suspect, who has been arrested, was overpowered with the help of bystanders and taken to hospital with a leg injury.

Police say the motive behind the attack is "under investigation" but they are considering the possibility that the suspect may have chosen people at random.

The Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema said a police investigation was "in full swing" and authorities hoped to uncover more details of what happened soon.

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