A Ukrainian man who attacked people in Amsterdam with a knife is suspected of a terrorist motive.

The man who carried out a massacre in Amsterdam on 27 March, injuring five people, is suspected of attempted murder with a probable terrorist intent. This is reported by Reuters with reference to the Prosecutor's office of the Netherlands.

The attack took place on March 27 near Dam Square in Amsterdam. A man with a knife attacked passers-by and injured five. The attacker was stopped by a British tourist.

Two elderly Americans, a 26-year-old Polish man, a 73-year-old woman from Belgium and a 19-year-old girl from the Netherlands were injured.

Amsterdam police later said the attacker was a 30-year-old Ukrainian citizen from the Donetsk region. Ukraine is investigating how the detainee got to the Netherlands.