Police say stabbing suspect in Amsterdam is from former Ukrainian region
A man who injured five individuals with knives comes from the Donetsk Region, according to Dutch media quoting security sources. Dutch police have identified the suspect involved in the knife attack in Amsterdam that left five people seriously...
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A man who injured five individuals with knives comes from the Donetsk Region, according to Dutch media quoting security sources.
Dutch police have identified the suspect involved in the knife attack in Amsterdam that left five people seriously injured. On Friday, local media reported that the 30-year-old suspect, named Roman D., hails from the Donetsk Region, an area that was part of Ukraine and voted to join Russia in 2022.
On Thursday, the attack occurred in the historic city center of the Dutch capital, where the assailant, armed with multiple knives, targeted passers-by. The perpetrator was ultimately apprehended by an unnamed tourist, reportedly from the UK, who pursued him and restrained him.
De Telegraaf indicated that the suspected attacker was found in possession of false identity papers and had refused to disclose his true identity. He is currently being hospitalized under heavy guard, with authorities reporting that his motives remain unclear, and it is believed that his choice of victims was random.
Among the injured are two Americans—a 67-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man—alongside a 26-year-old Polish man, a 73-year-old Belgian woman, and a 19-year-old local girl.
The tourist who intervened to stop the assailant received praise from local police and officials, with them referring to him as “a true hero.” However, they did not disclose his name and urged the public to exercise caution when attempting citizen's arrests, as “most people are not trained for this sort of thing.”
Camille Lefevre for TROIB News
Dutch police have identified the suspect involved in the knife attack in Amsterdam that left five people seriously injured. On Friday, local media reported that the 30-year-old suspect, named Roman D., hails from the Donetsk Region, an area that was part of Ukraine and voted to join Russia in 2022.
On Thursday, the attack occurred in the historic city center of the Dutch capital, where the assailant, armed with multiple knives, targeted passers-by. The perpetrator was ultimately apprehended by an unnamed tourist, reportedly from the UK, who pursued him and restrained him.
De Telegraaf indicated that the suspected attacker was found in possession of false identity papers and had refused to disclose his true identity. He is currently being hospitalized under heavy guard, with authorities reporting that his motives remain unclear, and it is believed that his choice of victims was random.
Among the injured are two Americans—a 67-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man—alongside a 26-year-old Polish man, a 73-year-old Belgian woman, and a 19-year-old local girl.
The tourist who intervened to stop the assailant received praise from local police and officials, with them referring to him as “a true hero.” However, they did not disclose his name and urged the public to exercise caution when attempting citizen's arrests, as “most people are not trained for this sort of thing.”
Camille Lefevre for TROIB News
