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AMSTERDAM, March 27 (Reuters) - A man stabbed five people and was arrested near Amsterdam's central Dam square on Thursday, Dutch police said. "The suspect was overpowered with the help of a citizen ... As his leg was injured, he was taken to a hospital," police said in a post on social media platform X. Police had earlier put the number of victims at four. They said they had no further information on their condition. The motive of the assailant was unclear and under investigation, police added. SNIP

Mannheim's mayor has described the incident as "abhorrent and "inhumane" in a statement posted on the city government's website. "Our thoughts are with the dead and injured, their families and friends," Mayor Christian Specht says. Carnival events planned for tomorrow in the nearby suburbs of Feudenheim, Neckarau and Sandhofen have been cancelled. A market has been closed and a street carnival in the city centre will not take place, according to the statement. As a reminder, outdoor carnivals linked to Easter celebrations are held across Germany at this time of year. SNIP