Five people were injured, including two Americans, in a "serious" stabbing attack that occurred in broad daylight in Amsterdam's city center on Thursday, police said. The suspected assailant is in custody and a motive remains under investigation into what authorities are considering might have been a random attack,

At least five people were hurt during a stabbing in the crowded city center of Amsterdam on Thursday afternoon. One person was arrested at the scene, but police said it was not yet known what led to the stabbing.

Police in the Netherlands say a knife-wielding assailant has seriously wounded five people in a stabbing attack in Amsterdam before he was taken into custody.