Police say 1 person has been killed and another seriously wounded in a stabbing in Rotterdam

From Associated Press and photograph from The Sun

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — One person was killed and another seriously wounded in a stabbing incident late Thursday in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, police said. Police arrested a suspect who was also injured and taken to a hospital for treatment.

Police spokesman Wessel Stolle said officers were investigating the stabbing near the landmark Erasmus Bridge. Stolle said that there was no immediate word on a motive, but “we look into all possible scenarios.”

Dutch daily De Telegraaf, citing witnesses at the scene, reported that a man attacked people at random with two knives while shouting Allahu Akbar, the Arabic phrase meaning God is great.

Stolle said police at the scene also had heard that the man shouted the phrase, and that “it’s part of the investigation.”

The identity of the victims and suspect were not immediately clear. Further details were not immediately available.

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  1. Default analysis: no indications this was a terrorist act; perpetrator clearly has mental health issues; and anyone suggesting he is an immigrant or asylum-seeker is a racist!

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