Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema thanked the British tourist, who has remained anonymous, for his "heroic act" that likely prevented more people being attacked. ric/sbk.

Those injured were identified as a 67-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man from the US, a 73-year-old woman from Belgium, a 26-year-old man from Poland and a 19-year-old Dutch woman from Amsterdam.

To hear his story and to be able to thank him for his heroic act. 'He is a very modest British man,' she added in an interview with Dutch TV channel AT5. 'He has no desire to become famous.

To hear his story and to be able to thank him for his heroic act. 'He is a very modest man... He has no desire to become famous. He is now mainly concerned with the victims, he feels responsible for ...

To hear his story and to be able to thank him for his heroic act. 'He is a very modest man,' she added in an interview with Dutch TV channel AT5. 'He has no desire to become famous.

Amsterdam's mayor Femke Halsema has also hailed the man for his actions. Femke Halsema wrote on Instagram: 'This afternoon I will talk to the citizen who managed to overpower the suspect. To hear his ...

To hear his story and to be able to thank him for his heroic act,” she said. The man received a hero’s badge from the mayor. She told Amsterdam news channel AT5, "He is a very modest British man.

Police said today the 30-year-old suspect will be brought before an examining magistrate of the court in Amsterdam on Tuesday, who will rule on whether he can continue to be detailed ahead of trial.