Knife-wielding man injures multiple people in Amsterdam, including 2 Americans --Dutch police are searching for a motive, after a knife-wielding man stabbed five people in Amsterdam | 27 March 2025 | A man wielding a knife seriously wounded five people in Amsterdam, including two from the U.S., during a stabbing attack in a shopping district on Thursday, according to Dutch police. The Associated Press said police noted the attack, which lasted for several minutes, ended when the suspect was stopped by a passerby near the city's Dam Square late Thursday afternoon. Police closed off the area, which was tended to by emergency crews who responded in ambulances and a trauma helicopter. In a statement, authorities said the motive for the attack had not been established, though police were investigating a situation where the suspect randomly targeted victims.