Police received 'several reports of a stabbing incident' just before 3:30 p.m. local time on Thursday, March 27, near the Sint Nicolaasstraat in the city center of Amsterdam, Netherlands according to a police news release.

Five people, including two Americans, were injured in a stabbing spree in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam, authorities said.

Police in Amsterdam say at least five people have been wounded in a stabbing in the Dutch city. One person has been arrested.

The youngest is 19 and the oldest 73, police add. The male suspect, who has been arrested, was overpowered with the help of bystanders and taken to hospital with a leg injury. Police say the motive behind the attack is "under investigation" but they are considering the possibility that the suspect may have chosen people at random.

Dutch police say at least 5 people wounded in a stabbing in central Amsterdam. A pilot and his two young daughters survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partially submerged in an icy Alaska lake,

Several people have been wounded in a stabbing near Amsterdam's central Dam square, the Amsterdam police said on Thursday. A spokesperson could not confirm whether the attacker had been arrested or the motive of the stabbing.