Amsterdam horror stabbing as three people knifed outside major train station

A fourth person was taken to hospital and subsequently arrested following an incident outside Amsterdam Centraal Station

Three people have been stabbed outside a major train station in Amsterdam. Authorities confirmed a fourth person was also injured and arrested in an incident outside Amsterdam Centraal Station at around 7.30pm local time on Saturday, August 29.

It came after emergency services rushed the De Ruijterkade, at the rear of the major transport hub. According to Dutch news agency ANP, the three people were taken to hospital, although their condition is currently unknown.

A fourth person, believed to be the suspect, was also taken to hospital where they were subsequently arrested, ANP reports. The stabbing is understood to have happened at the station exit on the JJ side of Amsterdam Centraal.

Dutch public broadcaster NOS also reported that four people – the three victims and suspect – were taken to hospital. A major emergency response was triggered following the reported violence.

Four ambulances, a Mobile Medical Team and a specialist fire service team attended the scene, reports 112 Nieuws Nederland. Images from the scene published by Dutch-based AD show firefighters wearing bulletproof vests as they attended the scene.

And a police spokesman told 112 Nieuws Nederland that the incident followed a fight. De Ruijterkade was closed while emergency services investigated the scene, with AD also reporting part of the station itself was cordoned off while forensic investigators worked in the area.

Police have appealed for anyone who might have seen the incident or has any information to come forward. No information has yet been released about the severity of the injuries, according to 112 Nieuws Nederland. The investigation remains ongoing.