The perpetrator of the attack has been arrested. A motive for the stabbing, which occurred in the city’s historic center, is still unclear.

A stabbing near central Amsterdam’s Dam Square on Sint Nicolaastraat has left five people wounded, Dutch police said Thursday.

The perpetrator of the attack has been taken into custody.

“A motive is currently still unclear, but part of our investigation,” Amsterdam police wrote on social media platform X.

The police have closed off the area where the attack occurred.

Amsterdam police are asking those who witnessed the attack to share any footage of the incident with authorities.

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