Incredible moment Brit chases down and tackles knifeman during Amsterdam stabbing rampage – as he is awarded for bravery by mayor and dubbed ‘hero of the Dam’

This is the incredible moment a British tourist chased down and tackled a knifeman after he stabbed five people in Amsterdam. 

Dramatic footage shows the individual pinning down the attacker and restraining him from any further assaults on the busy street.

He has now been recognised for this bravery by the mayor of Amsterdam, who thanked him for his ‘heroic actions’. 

In a message on Instagram, mayor Femke Halsema wrote: ‘This afternoon I will talk to the citizen who managed to overpower the suspect. To hear his story and to be able to thank him for his heroic act.’

It came after a knife rampage near the historic Dam Central Square left five injured, including two Americans yesterday afternoon.

As chaos unfolded, eyewitnesses spoke of seeing a ‘knife of at least 10 centimetres sticking out’ of a girl’s back, between her shoulders.

Earlier today police revealed that the suspect used multiple knives during the horrific attack.

They have so far have declined to give any indication as to a motive for the stabbings, saying their investigation was under way.

The police suspect that he chose his victims at random.

This is the incredible moment a British tourist chased down and tackled a knifeman after he stabbed five people in Amsterdam

The heroic Brit is seen pinning the knifeman to the floor in dramatic footage

Dramatic footage showed the individual pinning down the attacker and restraining him from any further assaults on the busy street

 Witnesses said that the attacker was overwhelmed by bystanders before officers arrived on the scene. The suspect, who has been arrested, was subsequently taken to hospital with a leg injury.

Local reports claim the man who tackled him spoke English and was believed to be British, but police have not confirmed where he is from. They have only confirmed that he is not a Dutch national.

A spokesperson for the Amsterdam force praised his actions as ‘heroic’, according to De Telegraaf.

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