Car accident in Amsterdam tonight.(Not terror related)

Gatling · 10-06-2017 7:49pm #1

Various media outlets saying there's an on going emergency situation at an Amsterdam central train station after a car ploughed into people outside , situation on going

mags1962 · 10-06-2017 7:51pm

AP reporting 5 injured, driver arrested.

Penny Tration · 10-06-2017 7:51pm

No way of knowing if it's terror related yet to be honest. It could just as easily be some drunken fool.

tomwaterford · 10-06-2017 7:51pm

****.....hope no irish caught up in it....few people i know on a weekend away over there

mags1962 · 10-06-2017 7:58pm

Same here, son and his mates, waiting to hear from him but he was online 10 mins ago.

keith_sixteen · 10-06-2017 7:59pm

Penny Tration wrote: »

No way of knowing if it's terror related yet to be honest. It could just as easily be some drunken fool.

Yeah, cos that happens so much these days.

Alun · 10-06-2017 8:00pm

No mention of any terrorist connection on nos.nl. A car driver who was stopped in front of the station where he shouldn't be was approached by police who had words with him, as a result of which he took off crashing into a barrier in front of the entrance to the metro.

tracey turnblad · 10-06-2017 8:01pm

The one in times sq wasn't terrorism

ThunbergsAreGo · 10-06-2017 8:01pm

Looks like it's just an idiot, hope all are ok

manonboard · 10-06-2017 8:03pm

tracey turnblad wrote: »

The one in times sq was s drunken fool

I dont think that entirely conveys the truth. He may have used alcohol but

"“You were supposed to shoot me! I wanted to kill them,” Rojas, 26, allegedly told police, according to The New York Post. The motive: He may have been trying to commit “suicide by cop.”"

He was also charged with murder. Not an accident. This was pre planned. It may not have political motives so not terrorism under the definition.

Mental Mickey · 10-06-2017 8:05pm

Any link to this?

tracey turnblad · 10-06-2017 8:06pm

manonboard wrote: »

I dont think that entirely conveys the truth. He may have used alcohol but

"“You were supposed to shoot me! I wanted to kill them,” Rojas, 26, allegedly told police, according to The New York Post. The motive: He may have been trying to commit “suicide by cop.”"

He was also charged with murder. Not an accident. This was pre planned. It may not have political motives so not terrorism under the definition.

Your right he wasn't drunk but it wasn't an act of terrorodm relating to ISIS

Alun · 10-06-2017 8:06pm

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Any link to this?

If you speak Dutch ...

http://nos.nl/artikel/2177598-gewonden-bij-incident-met-auto-voor-amsterdam-centraal.html

Atlantic Dawn · 10-06-2017 8:08pm

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Any link to this?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/amsterdam-central-station-car-crash-10601238

Fathom · 10-06-2017 8:13pm

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Any link to this?

Independent.ie reporting "car ploughs into pedestrians." New. Details to follow.

wakka12 · 10-06-2017 8:14pm

very little coverage on any news channels of this

Atlantic Dawn · 10-06-2017 9:24pm

Even less coverage in the media than the machete attack in London last night...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4589756/Machete-attack-Russell-Square.html

Your Face · 10-06-2017 9:28pm

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/amsterdam-centraal-station-car-hits-pedestrians-injuries-ploughs-latest-a7783941.html

Police say driver may have become sick at the wheel.

Omackeral · 10-06-2017 9:33pm

Ongoing terror attack. That's utter hyperbole. Ongoing suggests sustained, live, still happening.

Your Face · 10-06-2017 9:34pm

Omackeral wrote: »

Ongoing terror attack. That's utter hyperbole. Ongoing suggests sustained, live, still happening.

'Possible' means it may or may not be happening.

Omackeral · 10-06-2017 9:37pm

Your Face wrote: »

'Possible' means it may or may not be happening.

Not disputing that. It's the ongoing I have a problem with. Makes it sound like there's mad people still on the loose going around.

Your Face · 10-06-2017 9:38pm

Omackeral wrote: »

Makes it sound like there's mad people still on the loose going around.

Have you ever been to Donegal?

Omackeral · 10-06-2017 9:41pm

Your Face wrote: »

Have you ever been to Donegal?

Once, for about 10 minutes. That was enough.

keeponhurling · 10-06-2017 9:55pm

Neither ongoing nor terrorist.

The reports that within 30 seconds the place was full of police is good, shows a strong response

dudara · 10-06-2017 10:01pm

There are often police at Centraal Station, usually to deal with some form of public disorder thanks to all the drunk and/or stoned tourists. It's also mainly a pedestrian area in front of the station, with trams passing through.

Imallrightjack · 10-06-2017 10:38pm

mags1962 wrote: »

Same here, son and his mates, waiting to hear from him but he was online 10 mins ago.

Maybe he's gone offline?

mikeybrennan · 10-06-2017 10:42pm

wakka12 wrote: »

very little coverage on any news channels of this

I get my terror news in after hours

gramar · 10-06-2017 10:43pm

Move along now people..nothing to see here...move along now

buried · 10-06-2017 10:46pm

Easy enough to get caught up in a terror attack in Amsterdam. Last time I was there, 40,000 elves the size of king prawns were crawling up my legs with daggers in their mouths and the only way to survive this scene was to jump out the hostel window. Thankfully, sense prevailed in the end.

wakka12 · 10-06-2017 10:46pm

mikeybrennan wrote: »

I get my terror news in after hours

yeh same haha.
They're usually faster to get out news than the 5 or so major news sites I follow from Ireland britain and europe..dont know how or where the AH folk get it so fast..