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One dead, two wounded in Amsterdam shooting: police

Policemen stand guard at a closed off lane following a shooting at the Grote Wittenburgstraat in Amsterdam on Friday. — AFP
HAGUE — A shooting in downtown Amsterdam on Friday night left one person dead and two injured, Dutch police said. One person has died and two wounded, a man and a young woman, were taken to hospital after a shooting on Grote Wittenburgerstraat, in the city centre, Amsterdam police spokesman Leo Dortland told AFP. This is clearly not a terror attack, but a criminal incident, he said, adding that police were still looking for the attacker or attackers. Witnesses heard several gunshots and saw a hooded man run away, Dutch media reported. The research unit has launched a broad investigation, Dortland said, adding that the streets in the area had been cordoned off. The police were interviewing witnesses and taking fingerprints at the crime scene. — AFP