One dead and one injured This is the toll of an alleged Islamist terrorist attack in Rotterdam (The Netherlands). A man armed with two large knives started to stabbing people at random near the Erasmus Bridge in the Dutch city shouting “Allahu Akbar” (“Allah is great!”), according to witnesses. a personal trainer which appeared very quickly in the region prevented more victims from He beat the attacker until he lost consciousness, Dutch media report.
According to several witnesses present on the bridge, the deceased was brutally stabbed under the bridge. The attacker, also injured, has already been arrested. The alleged terrorist and the other injured person were taken to hospital. Police and emergency services are already present in the area, the Dutch newspaper reports. The Telegraph.
The situation could have been much more dramatic if there had not been a citizen heroa personal trainer called Reniel Renato David Liteciawho gathered his courage and beat the terrorist unconscious. Reniel, 32, provides training in the field. Seeing what was happening, he approached the scene and confronted the terrorist until he was knocked unconscious. He said he initially thought it was a fight, “but when I started running in that direction, I saw that it wasn’t.” It was a man with two long knives “He was stabbing another young man and when I started screaming he turned around and started approaching everyone around him.”
According to a Rotterdam police spokesman, the attack probably started in a nearby parking lot. There, one person was seriously injured after being attacked by the terrorist, who then went to the square, where he stabbed a man who could not survive.
The investigation into the Rotterdam attack is already underway and the fact that the attacker shouted “Allah is great!” is included in the investigation.We will include it in the survey“But it is too early to put a label on him at this stage,” a police spokesman said.
1/2 For one #steekincident in the whole of #Erasmusbrug #rotterdam There are two ways to do this. Eén van de deux slachtoffers is exaggerated. Andere slachtoffer is close to ziekenhuis vervoerd. A man is aangehouden. However, this is not the case yet.
– Politie Eenheid Rotterdam and (@POL_Rotterdam) September 19, 2024
The attack has caused panic in the streets, with authorities trying to act quickly to contain the situation. Dutch media say the violence is shocking the city and raising questions about public safety.
