5 Injured, Including 2 Americans, in Broad-Daylight Amsterdam Stabbing Spree

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5 injured, including 2 Americans, in 'serious' stabbing attack in Amsterdam: Police

Five people were injured, including two Americans, in a "serious" stabbing attack that occurred in broad daylight in Amsterdam's city center on Thursday, police said.

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5 wounded in stabbing in Amsterdam, 1 person arrested

Local media reported that a city council meeting involving Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema was interrupted because of the stabbing.

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The victims are a 67-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man, both American nationals; a 26-year-old man from Poland; a 73-year-old man from Poland; a 73-year-old woman from Belgium; and a 19-year-old woman from Amsterdam," Dutch police said.

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