Amsterdam Stabbing Rampage Suspect Is From Ukraine, Police Say

Amsterdam Stabbing Rampage Suspect Is From Ukraine, Police Say

Police in the Netherlands said on March 29 that a man suspected of a stabbing rampage that wounded five people in Amsterdam is a Ukrainian national from the eastern Donetsk region. The 30-year-old man is suspected of using multiple knives to randomly stab five people in a busy shopping area in central Amsterdam on March 27 and is set to appear in court on April 1, police said in a statement. The motive for the attack remains unclear, and the inv…

British man praised for tackling Amsterdam knife attack suspect

The tourist has received an award from the city's mayor after restraining a man during a stabbing.

Amsterdam mayor gives hero award to ‘modest’ English tourist who tackled knifeman

The mystery hero should be made an honorary Amsterdamer, locals said

British tourist who tackled suspect in Amsterdam stabbing is awarded hero's pin by mayor

The British tourist who tackled the man suspected of stabbing five people in Amsterdam city center on Thursday was awarded the hero’s pin by the city’s mayor, Femke Halsema, on Thursday. The man has said that he does not want any media attention and is mainly focused on the victims, Halsema said. The man was presented with the award on Friday afternoon at the mayor's official residence.