Stabbing suspect shot at Amsterdam railway station

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Dutch police shot and injured the suspect in a stabbing at Amsterdam's Central Station on Friday morning.

Two people were injured in the stabbing, Dutch police said on Twitter.

"A suspect has been shot after a stabbing incident at Amsterdam Central Station," Dutch police said.

Officials stand inside a cordoned-off area at the Central Railway Station in Amsterdam, August 31, 2018. /VCG Photo

Some platforms of the station were evacuated and closed off to passengers.

All three injured people have been taken to a hospital, but their conditions have not been revealed.

A witness told the local Amsterdam AT broadcaster that the attacker was a man in his 30s.

Security officials cordon off an area inside the Central Railway Station in Amsterdam, August 31, 2018. /VCG Photo‍

One of the victims is believed to be a young foreign man who was stabbed in the hand.

It is not yet clear whether it is terror related.

Around 250,000 people travel through the Central Railway Station every day, according to statistics provided by the Amsterdam.info travel guide.

(With input from AFP)

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