Several people have been injured in a mass stabbing incident in the Netherlands.
A police officer was among the victims, and at least one person is said to still be in a very serious condition.
Emergency services were called to the scene in Hoofddorp, the main town in Haarlemmermeer, in northern Holland, early this morning.
Police said in a statement they received a report of a stabbing incident at Fanny Blankers-Koenlaan at around 6am local time (4am GMT).
‘There are multiple victims, including a colleague. Multiple ambulances and the MMT are on site,’ Politie Eenheid Noord-Holland said in a statement.
Local media reported that the injured officer has been taken to hospital, with one police car ‘smeared with blood’.
It was not immediately clear what caused the incident. Police are currently investigating and have closed off the street.
Fanny Blankers-Koenlaan is a group home residential facility for people with a mild or moderate intellectual disability.
The scene from Fanny Blankers-Koenlaan this morning
It was unclear whether anybody has been arrested.
A trauma helicopter was at the scene this morning, the Algemeen Dagblad reports, along with at least six ambulances and two trauma teams.
Police are expected to provide more information later.
Footage from the scene showed a police cordon marking off an area on a street in the town.
Ambulances were parked on either side of the road, and police officers could be seen standing by, next to what appeared to be a stretcher.
Police have not revealed the identities of those injured, or the nature of the wounds, beyond that one person was seriously injured.
This news is breaking: more to follow
