THE HAGUE, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The suspect of the stabbing of two U.S. citizens at Amsterdam's Central Station has named insults of Islam and anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders as reasons for committing his crimes in the Netherlands, the Dutch public prosecutor stated on Monday.
During the initial hearing, the 19-year-old Afghan with a German residence permit claimed that in the Netherlands "the prophet Muhammad, the Koran, the Islam and Allah are insulted frequently". He mentioned right-wing Party for Freedom PVV leader Wilders as one of the insulters.
According to the statement by the prosecutor, the man arrived at Amsterdam's Central Station just before noon local time on Friday with an international train from Germany. Just after noon he stabbed two 38-year-old men from the U.S. The man has declared he picked the victims at random.
Both victims are still in hospital, severely wounded, but not in life danger. The suspect was shot by the police. He is also in hospital, under police surveillance. He will be examined psychologically and psychiatrically.
