Knife attack on Rotterdam on the evening of Thursday 19th September, at the foot of the famous ponte Erasmus. The attack, which caused the death of a person and the two others seriously injuredtriggered panic among those present, forcing the authorities to intervene quickly. According to initial reconstructions provided by the Dutch police, the attack was carried out by a man armed with two kniveswho savagely beat his victims, shouting “God is great” while carrying out the assault.
Rotterdam, one person dies after being stabbed
The suspect was stopped by the police after being injured and taken to the hospital for medical treatment. The police immediately began investigations to clarify the dynamics of the event and, above all, the motivations that would have driven the man to commit such a violent act.
The police spokesman, Wessel Stollesaid investigators are “examining every possible scenario”, without excluding the terrorist track.
The attack took place on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam
However, he stressed that it was still too early to draw any definitive conclusions, adding that the sentence uttered by the attacker was currently being verified as part of the investigation.‘investigation.
The story of the man who stopped the attacker
Some eyewitnesses reported seeing the man holding two long kniveswith which he repeatedly hit his victims. Among the people present in the vicinity, many sought shelter, while others watched helplessly at the scene.
The decisive intervention was carried out by a fitness instructorwho was leading a class nearby.
“I saw a man with two long knives hitting a boy“, the instructor told the public broadcaster Nosvisibly shaken.
Using two sticks, the instructor managed to knock the attacker to the ground and made him lose consciousness, allowing those nearby to immobilize him until the police arrived.
The hypothesis of a premeditated attack
The police are now busy reconstructing the details of the attack. According to local sources, the arrested man acted with the intention of cause as many casualties as possiblewhich prompted investigators to consider the hypothesis of a premeditated attack.
The Erasmus Bridge, one of the symbols of the city of Rotterdam, was temporarily closed to allow investigators to carry out accurate surveys and collect all necessary evidence.
At the end of August, a 26-year-old threatened passers-by with two knives in Moers, Germany, before being killed by police.
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Source: notizie.virgilio.it
