Dutch airport is evacuated after man is shot by police

  • Footage shows Dutch police moving in on a suspected knifeman at an airport
  • Shots can be heard as officers swooped in Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport
  • Came amid reports a man was threatening people with a knife in the terminal

This is the dramatic moment police shot a man at an Dutch airport after he threatened people with a knife.

Footage shows armed officers moving through Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport before shots are fired.

The terminal was evacuated after the police shooting and separate footage shows medics rushing out of the building with a stretcher.

This is the dramatic moment police shot a man at an Dutch airport after he threatened people with a knife

Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport was evacuated this afternoon after police shot a man who was threatening people with a knife. Social media pictures show police in the terminal

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport was evacuated this afternoon after police shot a man who was threatening people with a knife. Social media pictures show police in the terminal

The man was arrested after being shot by police marksmen at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. 

The man was arrested after being shot by police marksmen at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. 

The circumstances surrounding the shooting are not yet clear and police have not revealed whether the incident was terror related. 

It is thought that police have declared the area safe following the drama and passengers have started to reenter the terminal.

It comes with Europe still on high alert after a wave of terror attacks across the continent over the last two years.



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