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3 injured in stabbing attack on shopping street in the Hague (WATCH LIVE) | 3 injured in stabbing attack on shopping street in the Hague (WATCH LIVE) |
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Three people have been injured in a stabbing attack in The Hague. The incident took place on a busy shopping street in the center of the city. | Three people have been injured in a stabbing attack in The Hague. The incident took place on a busy shopping street in the center of the city. |
Police are still on the lookout for the attacker, who struck at the heart of the city’s shopping district during the Black Friday rush. | Police are still on the lookout for the attacker, who struck at the heart of the city’s shopping district during the Black Friday rush. |
The suspect is described as a lightly colored man, between 45 and 50 years old, dressed in a gray tracksuit. In the Netherlands, "lightly colored" usually refers to a person of North African or Middle Eastern descent. | The suspect is described as a lightly colored man, between 45 and 50 years old, dressed in a gray tracksuit. In the Netherlands, "lightly colored" usually refers to a person of North African or Middle Eastern descent. |
Videos shared on social media showed crowds of panicked shoppers screaming and fleeing from the scene of the attack, as police arrived and cordoned off the street. | |
Local media reports suggest that the attack took place inside a department store. | Local media reports suggest that the attack took place inside a department store. |
The incident came several hours after an attacker in Britain stabbed several people near London Bridge, before he was subdued by passers-by and shot dead by police. The suspect was found to be wearing a fake explosive vest, and the knife rampage is being treated as a terrorist attack. | The incident came several hours after an attacker in Britain stabbed several people near London Bridge, before he was subdued by passers-by and shot dead by police. The suspect was found to be wearing a fake explosive vest, and the knife rampage is being treated as a terrorist attack. |
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