Amsterdam News in English
Latest amsterdam headlines from Dutch news, translated into English.
Car destroyed by fire in North
A parked Toyota was destroyed by a suspected arson attack early this morning on Schoorlstraat in Amsterdam North, which also damaged two other nearby vehicles. Investigators found a brick next to the ...
GVB driver assaulted on bus in Geuzenveld
A GVB bus driver was hospitalized after being physically assaulted on bus line 21 in Geuzenveld, Amsterdam, on Wednesday afternoon. Video footage of the incident shows an assailant putting the employe...
Minor injury after robbery at The Phone House near Hoofddorpplein, suspects flee
Two men robbed a Phone House store in Amsterdam's Hoofddorppleinbuurt neighborhood shortly before 6:00 PM, leaving a store employee with minor injuries. The suspects fled the scene with stolen product...
Two teenagers robbed at gunpoint in North
Two teenagers were robbed at gunpoint on Monday evening while sheltering from bad weather under a viaduct in Amsterdam-Noord. Two suspects stole the victims' personal belongings and fled toward Parlev...
Body found in water near Oostpoort
A body was discovered by a runner this morning in the water near the Oostpoort shopping center in Amsterdam. Police have launched an investigation to determine the cause of death and whether foul play...
Man shot at Schiphol after knife threat is 27-year-old Tanzanian
A 27-year-old Tanzanian man was shot in the leg by military police at Schiphol Airport after threatening officers with a large kitchen knife and refusing to disarm. While the suspect is currently hosp...
Military police shoot man at Schiphol Airport
The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee shot a man in the leg at Schiphol Airport's departure hall after he threatened officers with a knife and refused to disarm. A second suspect associated with the man ...
Shooting at Kikkenstein apartment building in Southeast
A 26-year-old man was wounded in a shooting at an apartment building on Kikkenstein in Amsterdam-Zuidoost around 3:30 AM. The victim, who sustained an injury to his forearm on the building's seventh f...