Shouted "Allahu akbar"
What is known about the Rotterdam attacker
The police are now assuming a "terrorist motive" for the fatal knife attack in Rotterdam. The 22-year-old shouted "Allahu akbar" (Arabic: God is great) while attacking people. One of his victims has since been able to leave hospital.
The 33-year-old Swiss man was seriously injured in the attack in the Dutch port city on Thursday. A Dutchman (32) died in the attack (see video above).
On Friday, investigators announced that it was probably a "terrorist motive". The suspected perpetrator had "shouted 'Allahu akbar' (Arabic: God is great) several times while committing the acts in the street. The police thus confirmed statements made by witnesses. The case is currently being investigated for "murder and attempted murder with a terrorist motive".
Here you can see footage from Rotterdam.
Already convicted of violence
The suspected perpetrator was injured during the arrest and taken to hospital. On Friday, he was brought before a magistrate and remanded in custody, the police announced. The 22-year-old from Amersfoort had already been convicted of violent crimes in the past.
As reported, the incident took place on Thursday at around 8 p.m. near a popular nightlife area on Rotterdam's Erasmus Bridge. The man is said to have randomly attacked passers-by with "two large knives". A 32-year-old man from Rotterdam was killed, a 33-year-old Swiss man was seriously injured and has since been discharged from hospital.
The Netherlands has been rocked by attacks on several occasions in recent years and has narrowly escaped several planned attacks.
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