Swiss man injured in deadly knife attack

A Swiss national was seriously injured in a knife attack that left one person dead in Rotterdam on Thursday night, Dutch police said on Friday. Authorities have not ruled out a terrorist motive.

On Thursday, in the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, a 22-year-old suspect from Amersfoort, “known to the police”, fatally injured a 32-year-old man from Rotterdam. A 33-year-old Swiss man was also seriously injured. in the Erasmus Bridge area, before being rushed to hospital.

According to Dutch media, witnesses said the suspect shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest) during the attack. He was arrested, injured during his arrest, and remains in hospital, a police spokeswoman said. The authorities do not rule out a terrorist motive.

Stopped by a sports teacher

There were many people present and the police launched an appeal for witnesses. Witnesses also told the police that the man had stabbed people at randomaccording to the Dutch Press Agency ANP.

A sports teacher who was giving a lesson near the Erasmus Bridge told the NOS that he had stopped the attacker:

“A thorough investigation is underway” and witnesses are being questioned, the police spokeswoman said, without giving details on why the suspect was known to law enforcement.

“The circumstances are still unclear,” according to a police statement. “Nothing is excluded,” said Mirjam Boers, spokeswoman for the district of the port city, when asked about a possible terrorist motive. (ag/ats)

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