Two platforms were temporarily closed to train traffic, but the station wasn’t evacuated
AMSTERDAM — Police investigators in Amsterdam included an extremist attack as a possible motive for the stabbings of two people at a busy railway station Friday as authorities in the Dutch capital reported that a suspect shot by police is an Afghan citizen. The 19-year-old man was questioned late Friday at a hospital where he was being treated for gunshot wounds, 부평출장만남 Amsterdam City Hall said in a statement. The people stabbed at Central Station around noon also were being treated in a hospital. Their injuries were serious, but not life threatening, according to the city’s statement. Neither they nor the suspect were identified. “The victims were not chosen deliberately or with a clear reason,” Amsterdam authorities said. “The investigation is still underway, and all scenarios remain open for the investigation team.” The suspect has a German residence permit, and Amsterdam police were in contact with authorities in Germany to find out about his background, according to the city government. The stabbings occurred shortly after noon — 6 a.m. ET — at Central Station in downtown Amsterdam when a man walked into a group of people. “Something happened, we don’t know yet what, but during that two people were stabbed and one person with a knife in his hand walked away and he was shot by police,” police spokesman Rob van der Veen said. Forensics experts spent hours combing...
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