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Thursday, 3 November 2016 - 08:04

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One wounded in Amsterdam stabbing

One person sustained minor injuries when a suspected mugger stabbed hi in the arm on the Westland Canal in Amsterdam-Zuid on Wednesday. According to the police, the victim was not seriously injured, AD reports.

It looks like the perpetrator used a screwdriver to stab his victim. He was arrested immediately after the incident.

The police believe this was a mugging that went to far. The perpetrator tried to grab the victim's phone.

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