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Saturday, 26 October 2013 - 00:03

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Attack on officer unexpected

The man who assaulted an officer in Amsterdam-Oost, did so completely unexpectedly. The attack had nothing to do with the work the officer was doing at that time, according to the police.The suspect is a 38 year old Amsterdam resident. The undercover officer was on the job on the IJburglaan Thursday morning around 7:30 am , when he was stabbed in his neck by a man. Ambulance
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