The Beukelaer and Holla were at that time in Utrecht at a safety meeting about football. “Then we drove to Amsterdam with flashing lights.”
“You have a few things to do,” says De Beukelaer. “First of all you have to restore public order. You have five victims need that care, there are many people who are very shocked. And so we also start a big investigation. “
“The suspect was arrested by a citizen, but you don’t know if it is a loner or if he was with several. Those are things that we immediately sort out.”
Although it was not clear what the motive is, in addition to an officer for serious crime, an officer for terror was called in. “There is reason to immediately investigate all scenarios,” says De Beukelaer. “We don’t take any risks on the front.”
Hero pin
Holla: “In a big city like this we always take this kind of incidents into account. Our strength must always be enough. It is nice that Burger has helped in a heroic way.”
The man, a tourist, visited the official residence today, where he received a hero pin from the mayor. “We asked him what he experienced, how it was for him,” says the mayor.