Terror Suspect in Amsterdam Knife Attack Shot After Just Nine Seconds

The central train station in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where a jihadist knifeman attacked two American tourists on Aug. 31, 2018. Yves Herman/Reuters/File Photo

An Afghan man suspected of stabbing two Americans in Amsterdam’s central station was shot just nine seconds after he began attacking people, police said.

A “spotter” observed the 19-year-old at the time when he pulled out a knife on Aug. 31,  Police Commissioner Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg said. Nine seconds later, police shot the attacker in the hip.