Amsterdam: 'Terrorist motive' alleged in attack on Americans

Amsterdam: 'Terrorist motive' alleged in attack on Americans

Mike Corder, Associated Press,Associated Press


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Dutch police officers point their guns at a wounded 19-year-old man who was shot by police after stabbing two people in the central railway station in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Friday Aug. 31, 2018. Police investigators in Amsterdam included an extremist attack as a possible motive for the stabbings of two people at a busy railway station Friday as authorities in the Dutch capital reported that the suspect shot by police is an Afghan citizen. (AP Photo)


AMSTERDAM (AP) -- A 19-year-old Afghan citizen had a "terrorist motive" for allegedly stabbing two Americans at the main train station in Amsterdam, city authorities in the Dutch capital said Saturday.

Amsterdam police shot and wounded the suspect after the stabbings Friday at Central Station. The local government said hours later it appeared the people injured weren't targeted for a specific reason, but added that investigators had not ruled out terror as an aim or any other possibilities.

After the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands identified the victims as American tourists Saturday, Amsterdam City Hall gave an update.

"Based on the suspect's first statements, he had a terrorist motive," the city administration said in a statement that did not elaborate on what the statements were or how they showed intent.

The wounded Americans were recovering in a hospital from what police termed serious but not life-threatening injuries. Their identities have not been released. The suspect, who was identified only as Jawed S. in line with privacy rules in the Netherlands, also remained hospitalized.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte confirmed on Twitter that the investigation focused Saturday on exploring the extremist ideas that allegedly inspired the train station attack.

The Netherlands' counter-terror chief, Dick Schoof, tweeted that the country's threat level would remain at number four on a scale that tops out at five.

"Sadly, this reprehensible act fits into the current threat assessment," he said.

W. had a residency permit from Germany. German authorities searched his home and seized data storage devices that would be analyzed as part of the investigation, the city government statement said.

He was scheduled to be arraigned during a closed-door hearing with an investigating judge on Monday. Dutch officials did not disclose the charges he could face.

A statement issued late Friday by Amsterdam's city council said the Americans did not appear to have been victims of a targeted attack. Amsterdam authorities also said Friday that it appeared from initial inquiries that the victims weren't chosen for a clear reason.

The local government said Saturday it had no immediate plans to beef up security in the city, saying the swift action by police "shows that Amsterdam is prepared for this kind of incident."

A passerby's dramatic photo showed two police officers pointing guns at a man in blue jeans and sneakers lying on the ground inside a train station tunnel.

Earlier Saturday, the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands confirmed that the two people injured Friday were Americans visiting the Netherlands when they were stabbed at the station.

Ambassador Pete Hoekstra issued a written statement saying U.S. Embassy officials had been in touch with the victims or their families.

"We wish them a speedy recovery and are working closely with the City of Amsterdam to provide assistance to them and their families," Hoekstra said.

Central Station is a busy entry and exit point for visitors to Amsterdam, with regular trains linking it to the city's Schiphol Airport. Friday is one of the busiest days of the week for train travel as tourists arrive for the weekend.

The station is patrolled by armed police and other security staff.

This is horrible, but y’all can stay out of Amsterdam if you’re a’feared!

Leaves more Amsterdam for the rest of us!

What stops bad guys with knives?

This is horrible, but y’all can stay out of Amsterdam if you’re a’feared!

Leaves more Amsterdam for the rest of us!

What stops bad guys with knives? Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

a guy with a gun. or a bigger knife. both preferably. Badge and police radio optional.

Relax I was living there by 3 years and The Netherlands expend a lot of money in security, they have super sophisticated technology everywhere. Nothing happen without police don't be noticed. And the airport have much more. There're cameras, police with and without uniform, drones, helicopters, scanners, more police in bikes, more police in cars, more police with dogs... Sometimes I was thinking I was in The Truman Show. Nothing happen, last year they had only 147 murders in total in the whole country during the full year. And they were alarmed and scandalized because for them it was a very high number. How many murders there're in your city?

Do you know how people die in Amsterdam? Drunk guys wanna pee on the canal, lose their balance and fall into the water. Stupid way to die with not gun-knifes involved.

In some point everybody wanna kill Americans when are yelling on the street having bad attitude hahaha (just kidding - black humor).

Relax I was living there by 3 years and The Netherlands expend a lot of money in security, they have super sophisticated technology everywhere. Nothing happen without police don't be noticed. And the airport have much more. There're cameras, police with and without uniform, drones, helicopters, scanners, more police in bikes, more police in cars, more police with dogs... Sometimes I was thinking I was in The Truman Show. Nothing happen, last year they had only 147 murders in total in the whole country during the full year. And they were alarmed and scandalized because for them it was a very high number. How many murders there're in your city?

Do you know how people die in Amsterdam? Drunk guys wanna pee on the canal, lose their balance and fall into the water. Stupid way to die with not gun-knifes involved.

In some point everybody wanna kill Americans when are yelling on the street having bad attitude hahaha (just kidding - black humor). Originally Posted by KalyEscort

i'm quite sure the Netherlands are overall low crime, unfortunately their otherwise exemplary low crime rate takes a hit with at least 1 suspected terrorist related attack this year. which while zero would be better, it puts them and a few others at the top of the EU security heap. if you just look at long suffering France and a host of nations like Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece and several others the Netherlands has a nearly spotless record in today's terms call that a net Win.

According to the Dutch cops, the attacker had a “terroristic motive” but didn’t know he was attacking Americans.

And yeah, the Netherlands is an incredibly safe place, even at its rowdiest. I have never felt unsafe in Amsterdam, and I have been rowdy there.

According to the Dutch cops, the attacker had a “terroristic motive” but didn’t know he was attacking Americans.

And yeah, the Netherlands is an incredibly safe place, even at its rowdiest. I have never felt unsafe in Amsterdam, and I have been rowdy there. Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

i'd like a Royale with cheese. And a beer. thanks.





hahahahaa

i'm quite sure the Netherlands are overall low crime, unfortunately their otherwise exemplary low crime rate takes a hit with at least 1 suspected terrorist related attack this year. which while zero would be better, it puts them and a few others at the top of the EU security heap. if you just look at long suffering France and a host of nations like Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece and several others the Netherlands has a nearly spotless record in today's terms call that a net Win. Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

This problem has other major interests involved beyond our control. I can assure you, all people with some type of relationship in terrorist groups are identified, now controls are made when you travel by car (before they didn't and you could walk freely on Schenguen area). Even when you want to take the Eurotunnel or the Ferry in Calais, they control you and your luggage with dogs.

I was traveling from London to Amsterdam and I was surprised that they controlled me with dogs, if in Amsterdam the drug is legal and cheap who would traffic expensive drugs from the UK? Then I realized that they actually control explosives. And this was before the attack in Paris.

When something happens, it's because the police and the intelligence services allowed it for some reason of manipulation. Even in Barcelona, the police had already warned of the attack and let it go. It's much more sadistic than we think when OTAN is in the middle and there are millionaire arms sales businesses that happen to be manufactured here.

Per AP" Islam insulted in the Netherlands , Americans targeted . The Jihad continues ,,,,

Please provide the link to that assessment as well as some of the text. I can’t find It. So until you do ...

Per AP" Islam insulted in the Netherlands , Americans targeted . The Jihad continues ,,,, Originally Posted by rexdutchman

weird news and tendentious words... Amsterdam is full of muslims, since on the past they used Maghreb people as a cheap workers. Even the major of Rotterdam is muslim.

Never nothing happened. I was living there by 3 years and I hope to come back soon. I f**ing miss this place.

^^ Yeah wow , to answer your question Dallas Morning Newpaper Today Page 9A ( do I have to read it too)
Open borders ,,,

Yeah wow. I found the story. It actually confirms my earlier post that the attacker did not know the two targets were Americans. .

And what do you mean “open borders,, (sic)”? This was in the EU, not Arizona.

[Suspect in stabbing of Americans believes Dutch insult Islam
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press Sep 3, 2018

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An Afghan asylum-seeker accused of stabbing two Americans in Amsterdam believes that Islam is insulted in the Netherlands, Dutch prosecutors said Monday, giving the first indication of why they think a "terrorist motive" was behind the attack.

The 19-year-old suspect is accused of stabbing the 38-year-old tourists Friday in an unprovoked attack after he arrived at Amsterdam's Central Station on an international train.

The American men were not targeted because of their nationality, which the alleged attacker did not know, prosecutors said. The suspect's grievance was with the European country where the assault took place, they said in a written statement.

"It is apparent from his statements that he believes that in the Netherlands, the Prophet Muhammad, the Quran, Islam and Allah are repeatedly insulted," prosecutors said, noting that the young Afghan man specifically mentioned Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, who is well known for his fierce anti-Islam rhetoric.

"From the suspect's statements so far, it is clear the man had a terrorist motive ... and that he traveled to the Netherlands for that reason," the prosecutors' said.

Earlier Monday, German authorities said the man had applied for asylum in Germany and was not considered a security threat there.

Wilders last week called off a planned contest for cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad following death threats and concerns other people could be put at risk. Prosecutors said the suspect did not mention the contest in his statements.

Wilders reacted with a tweet, writing: "Muslim terrorists hate our way of life and our freedoms. They answer criticism of Islam with violence."

The prosecutors added that there was so far no indication the suspect, identified as Jawed S. under Dutch privacy rules, was working with anyone else.

Police shot him after the stabbings, and he remains in a hospital. An investigating judge held a closed-door hearing there Monday and ordered him held for two more weeks on suspicion of assaulting the Americans "with a terrorist motive."

They suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries in the attack.

The judge extended the suspect's custody because of fears he may flee, repeat the crime or violate the law, according to a statement by an Amsterdam court.

Yeah wow. I found the story. It actually confirms my earlier post that the attacker did not know the two targets were Americans. .

And what do you mean “open borders,, (sic)”? This was in the EU, not Arizona.

[/INDENT] Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

hahahaha there're people who need to travel much more to OPEN MINDS.

I have been more afraid of tourists renting bicycles than of my Muslim neighbors or helping a group of people who took donations to the people who live in Calais, the refugee camp they call the jungle because of the terrible conditions in which they live. Out of 4,000 people, 1,000 are children. Disabled people and Grandparents.

I feel very embarrassed when this kind of people start with the foolishness of borders, when they don't leave the comfort of the living room of their middle class house.

Was a crazy dude, random attack. He couldn't know the nationality of the people when you're in Schipol... Have you been in Schipol sometime?

hahahaha there're people who need to travel much more to OPEN MINDS.

I have been more afraid of tourists renting bicycles than of my Muslim neighbors or helping a group of people who took donations to the people who live in Calais, the refugee camp they call the jungle because of the terrible conditions in which they live. Out of 4,000 people, 1,000 are children. Disabled people and Grandparents.

I feel very embarrassed when this kind of people start with the foolishness of borders, when they don't leave the comfort of the living room of their middle class house.

Was a crazy dude, random attack. He couldn't know the nationality of the people when you're in Schipol... Have you been in Schipol sometime?

Originally Posted by KalyEscort

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