Three wounded in stabbing at The Hague during Black Friday sales

Dutch police hunt knife-wielding man who attacked and injured Black Friday shoppers in The Hague.

Dutch police close off a street after a stabbing incident in the centre of The Hague, Netherlands. Picture: AP

Three people were wounded in a stabbing in one of the main shopping streets in the centre of the Dutch city of The Hague on Friday night (Saturday morning AEDT), police said.

“Stabbing incident with several wounded at the Grote Marktstraat in The Hague. Emergency services are on site,” the city’s police said on Twitter.

Police later said that three people were wounded in the incident, which came as European cities were on alert after a suspected terror stabbing in London killed two people.

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Dutch news agency ANP quoted sources as saying there was “no talk of a terror motive”, but there was no immediate confirmation.

Multiple people were injured in the stabbing incident in The Hague's main shopping street. Picture: AP

Members of the public gathered behind a police cordon on the street, where shoppers had earlier been hunting Black Friday bargains.

Police helicopters flew over the scene and several emergency vehicles were on site, the correspondent said.

Police said they were looking for a “slightly dark-skinned man” aged between 40 and 50 wearing a black top, scarf and grey jogging bottoms.

Police arrive at the Grote Marktstraat, one of the main shopping streets in the centre of the Dutch city of The Hague, after several people were wounded in a stabbing incident. Picture: AFP

The stabbing was also not far from parliament in The Hague, which is the seat of government for the Netherlands and home to many international organisations.

The incident came hours after a terror-related stabbing on London Bridge in the British capital killed two members of the public. The suspected attacker was shot dead.

BREAKING:

Stabbing attack in the central shopping street of The Hague, Netherlands. Multiple people injured. pic.twitter.com/uVNtfWIm6h

— Nick.T🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇮🇱 (@NickThod) November 29, 2019

Huge police presence after a stabbing on the Grote Marktstraat in the city center of #TheHague. At least one injured victim is transported to hospital. Local police say they have one in custody. pic.twitter.com/ueygPBokk4

— Redactie District8 (@RedactieD8) November 29, 2019

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