Dutch police continue hunt for attacker who stabbed 3
Dutch police on Saturday continued looking for an
attacker who stabbed three teens on a street in The Hague that was crowded with
Black Friday shoppers.
The victims, two 15-year-old girls and a 13-year-old
boy, were treated in a hospital and released late Friday. Police said in a
statement that they did not know one another.
The victims have spoken to detectives.
“We are using all our available means — visible and
unseen — to find the suspect in this stabbing as soon as possible,” police said
in a statement, as they appealed again for witnesses.
That included studying video footage from the area,
where many surveillance cameras are located.
The attack in the Netherlands came hours after a man
wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people in London, killing two,
before he was fatally shot by officers. Police are treating it as a terrorist
attack.
Dutch police say the motive for the stabbing in The
Hague remains unknown. “We are keeping all scenarios open,” their statement
said.
The stabbing occurred around 7:45 p.m. in an area
teeming with shoppers and close to the city’s most popular nightlife centers.
Police cordoned off the area until deep into the
night as forensics experts combed the street for clues.
The street was opened again Saturday.
