The man who attacked passers-by with a knife in Amsterdam turned out to be a citizen of Ukraine

A 30-year-old man who attacked passers-by in the center of Amsterdam on March 27 and injured five people is a citizen of Ukraine. This was announced by the press service of the Dutch police on its website.

"The suspect will appear before an Amsterdam court judge on Tuesday, April 1. A decision will be made there on a possible extension of the pre—trial detention period," the Dutch law enforcement agencies clarified.

On March 26, the man checked into a hotel in Amsterdam. The motives of the crime are not reported.

The attacker was disarmed by a British tourist and handed over to the police officers who arrived at the scene. All the victims are in stable condition, one of them has been discharged from the hospital.

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On January 28, it became known that a citizen of Ukraine turned out to be trying to ram the gates of the Russian Embassy in Sweden. He had previously attacked the Russian embassy and trade mission in Sweden.