One dead after knife rampage in Holland as killer still on the loose

Police officers on the Old Rhine, where three people were stabbed, one fatally (Image: REX/Shutterstock) One man has been killed and two others seriously injured in a stabbing at a church-run centre which houses several aid organisations in the Dutch university city of Leiden this morning – with a manhunt underway. Police said they searching hunting for the male suspect who fled the scene after entering the centre, a former bakery in the historic heart of the university city, just before 9.30 am (7.30am GMT) and ‘for as yet unclear reasons stabbed the victims and then fled”. A 66-year-old man ‘was so badly injured that he died at the scene, two others were taken to a hospital,’ a statement explained said. The chairman of the centre, Bert Verweij, told regional broadcaster Omroep West that the wounded people were a staff member, a volunteer and a worker at one of the organisations that uses the centre. Police appealed for assistance in tracking down the suspect, but warned members of the public not to approach him. A police dog and handler on the scene (Image: REX/Shutterstock) They described the man as having ‘dark skin, short hair and beard’ and said he also had a head wound. The centre houses organisations which offer help to people including migrants and asylum-seekers. Further details were not immediately available. Calls to the centre went unanswered. A 66-year-old man was killed in the knife attack (Image: REX/Shutterstock) We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. For the latest news and breaking news visit: /news Follow our social media accounts here on facebook.com/DailyExpress and @daily_express