Stabbing in Amsterdam leaves one seriously hurt

A person was seriously injured in a stabbing incident on Passage in Amsterdam Zuidoost on Monday night, the Amsterdam police said on Twitter. The victim was taken to hospital.

The police responded to the scene shortly before midnight. The area was cordoned off as a crime scene.

According to the police, the suspect is a young man between the ages of 15 and 20 years old. He was wearing a black jacket with hood at the time of the stabbing. The police are still looking for him.