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Knifeman tackled by hero Brit in Amsterdam ‘had terrorist intent’ and ‘likely would have stabbed more victims if not for brave tourist’s intervention’

A knifeman who was tackled by a hero British tourist in Amsterdam acted with terrorist intent and likely would have stabbed more victims, Dutch public prosecutors have said.   Thursday’s knife rampage sparked panic in the streets of the Dutch capital after a 30-year-old from Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, carried out a seemingly random knifing attack

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Ukrainian man, 30, is identified as suspect in Amsterdam mass stabbing after British tourist stopped knifeman who had slashed five

Police say the man suspected of stabbing five people in Amsterdam is a 30-year-old from Ukraine.  Investigators say he hailed from the Donetsk region in the east of the country – which has largely operated as a breakaway state from Ukraine for more than a decade and was unlawfully annexed by Russia in 2022. Panic

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Incredible moment Brit chases down and tackles knifeman during Amsterdam stabbing rampage – as he is awarded for bravery by mayor and dubbed ‘hero of the Dam’

This is the incredible moment a British tourist chased down and tackled a knifeman after he stabbed five people in Amsterdam.  Dramatic CCTV footage shows the man sprinting through a narrow street in pursuit of the attacker yesterday afternoon.  The tourist, since dubbed the ‘hero of the Dam’, then pinned down the suspect with his knee

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‘Hero Brit’ is praised for tackling knifeman who stabbed five people including two Americans during Amsterdam rampage

By KUMAIL JAFFER Published: 07:47 EDT, 28 March 2025 | Updated: 08:49 EDT, 28 March 2025 An English-speaking tourist who tackled a rampaging knifeman after he stabbed five people in Amsterdam has been praised as a ‘true hero’. Dramatic footage shows the individual pinning down the attacker and restraining him from any further assaults on

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Woman, in her 70s, left ‘shaken’ after unprovoked attack by knifeman – as police launch urgent manhunt

By JADA BAS Published: 11:29 EDT, 9 March 2025 | Updated: 11:50 EDT, 9 March 2025 An elderly woman in her 70s was left ‘shaken’ after a knifeman randomly attacked her – with police urgently hunting the crook. Officers raced to the scene in Middleton, Manchester, after an assault was reported at 11.20am on Thursday

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Israel ‘terror attack’: At least one dead as knifeman launches stabbing rampage

An elderly man has been killed and several other wounded following a reported terror attack in Israel. The attacker has been named locally as Jethro Shaheen but authorities are yet to confirm his identity. The assailant, believed to be around 20-years-old, reportedly stabbed five people, killing a man in his 60s while injuring four others,

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Woke Boston Mayor’s shocking words after knifeman was killed by off-duty cop while trying to stab two

By RACHEL BOWMAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 10:05 EST, 2 March 2025 | Updated: 10:41 EST, 2 March 2025 Boston’s progressive Democrat mayor has been criticized for offering condolences to a knifeman shot dead by an off-duty police officer while trying to stab two.  Democrat Mayor Michelle Wu offered her condolences to the family of the

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Knifeman who stabbed rail user in the neck for bumping into him at French subway station is arrested after member of his family recognised his face in shocking video

A knifeman who viciously stabbed a rail user in the neck after he bumped into him at a subway station in the French city of Lyon has been arrested.  A relative of the attacker is said to have reported him to the police having recognised him when a video of the horrific assault went viral

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Two dead after Manhattan knifeman goes on horror stabbing spree attacking three people at random

By EMMA RICHTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 13:10 EST, 18 November 2024 | Updated: 13:36 EST, 18 November 2024 Two people died after a Manhattan knifeman went on a horror stabbing spree Monday morning.  A total of three people were stabbed, in what is said to have been an unprovoked attack, according to the NYPD. One

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‘Knifeman’, 34, is arrested outside Parliament: Armed police swoop in and detain man ‘carrying knives’ in front of tourists

Were YOU at the scene? Email: dan.woodland@mailonline.co.uk By DAN WOODLAND Published: 10:17 EST, 12 November 2024 | Updated: 10:49 EST, 12 November 2024 A man has been arrested following reports of someone carrying knives outside the Houses of Parliament. Police cars and armed officers descended on the scene in front of Carriage Gates – one of the

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