The stabbing incident took place around 1.10 a.m. at a snack bar on 1e Middellandstraat. Two friends, aged 20 and 24, from Rotterdam were “suddenly” stabbed by a man, according to the police. Both victims had to be taken to hospital. A bystander, a 24-year-old man from Bleiswijk, was also stabbed. He was treated at the scene by paramedics.
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The suspected perpetrator, a 23-year-old Rotterdammer, was overpowered by bystanders and held until officers arrived. They arrested the man. Police are investigating why the suspect stabbed the men. He is incarcerated and being interrogated.