Dutch police continue hunt for attacker who stabbed 3

18:31, November 30, 2019

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  Dutch police arrest suspect in stabbing of 3 teens

  Dutch police secure a shopping street after a stabbing incident in the center of The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. (Photo: AP)Dutch police arrested a 35-year-old homeless man Saturday on suspicion of stabbing three teens on a street in The Hague that was crowded with Black Friday shoppers.The man, whose identity wasn’t released, was detained in The Hague early Saturday evening and taken to a police station for questioning, police spokeswoman Marije Kuiper said.The victims, two 15-year-old girls and a 13-year-old boy, were treated in a hospital and released late Friday. Police said in a statement that they didn’t know one another.The victims have spoken to detectives.Earlier, police said they were “using all our available means — visible and unseen — to find the suspect in this stabbing as soon as possible” and appealed for witnesses.That included studying video footage from the area, where many surveillance cameras are located.The attack in the Netherlands came hours after a man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people in London, killing two, before he was fatally shot by officers. Police are treating it as a terrorist attack.Dutch police say the motive for the stabbing in The Hague remains unknown. “We are keeping all scenarios open,” their statement said.The stabbing occurred around 7:45 p.m. in an area teeming with shoppers and close to the city’s most popular nightlife centers.Police cordoned off the area until deep into the night as forensics experts combed the street for clues.The street was opened again Saturday.

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  3 wounded in stabbing incident in The Hague, perpetrator on run

  Police forensic officers examine the scene at the Grote Marktstraat in The Hague, The Netherlands on November 29, 2019 after several people were reported injured in a stabbing. (Photo: VCG)THE HAGUE, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- A stabbing incident in the center of The Hague on Friday night left three people wounded, the police stated.The perpetrator is on the run. According to the police, the man is aged between 40 and 45.The incident occurred at the Grotemarktstraat, a busy shopping street at the center of the city.Due to "Black Friday", a day of discounts, it was crowded. The street is now closed off by the police.Motive of the attack remains unknown. "It is complex and we have to be careful," said the police of The Hagu, adding "Therefore it takes time. We understand there are questions, but as soon as there is more information we will give it."

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  No indications for terrorist motive in The Hague stabbing: police

  The attack took place in Grote Marktstraat, the citys biggest shopping area. (Photo: AFP)THE HAGUE (Xinhua) -- No indications have yet been found that the suspect of the stabbing in The Hague on Friday had a terrorist motive, the police of The Hague said on Sunday.The suspect, a 35-year-old man without a permanent residence, was arrested around 5:40 p.m. local time on Saturday at a homeless shelter in the center of The Hague. He was transferred to a police station where he is being interrogated."The precise circumstances of the stabbing incident are still unclear," the police said. "No indications have yet been found that there was a terrorist motive. What the motive for the stabbing is still being investigated."At around 7:45 pm local time on Friday night at the Grotemarktstraat, a main shopping street, in the center of the city a man stabbed three people, all minors. The three victims were brought to hospital and were later that night released from the hospital.