No evidence suspect in Hague stabbing had terrorist motive

Dutch police said yesterday there was no evidence that a man arrested on suspicion of stabbing three people in the Hague had a terrorist motive. Three teenagers were hurt in the incident on Friday evening on a busy shopping street. Police said the suspect, a 35-year old man arres

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Published 2 December 2019, 8:00 · Updated 21:30

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No evidence suspect in Hague stabbing had terrorist motive

Dutch police said yesterday there was no evidence that a man arrested on suspicion of stabbing three people in the Hague had a terrorist motive.

Three teenagers were hurt in the incident on Friday evening on a busy shopping street. Police said the suspect, a 35-year old man arrested at a homeless shelter on Saturday, had been interrogated.

“Preliminarily there have been no signs found that would point to there having been a terrorist motive,” Hague police said in a statement. “What the motive was, then, is still being investigated.”

No evidence suspect in Hague stabbing had terrorist motive

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