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Terrifying Footage Shows A Man Running Through A Dutch Mall With An Axe, Attacking Another Man, Civilians Jump To Try And Save His Life
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NIJMEGEN - Visitors to the Dukenburg shopping center in Nijmegen were startled Wednesday afternoon by a violent incident. A man walked through the shopping area with a hatchet and struck at one or more people. Bystanders managed to overpower the man, after which he was arrested by police.
Footage of the incident is circulating on social media. It shows two men fighting, one of them carrying a weapon resembling an axe. Other people in the shopping center then start running.
The men continue fighting, and one of them falls. Several bystanders then intervene. Two people hold the man down, while the other man is helped to his feet and appears visibly injured.
A police spokesperson confirmed the incident. Around 3:40 p.m., a report of a violent incident at the shopping center was received. The victim was a 39-year-old man from Nijmegen. He was conscious and taken to the hospital by ambulance. The suspect, a 45-year-old man, also from Nijmegen, was arrested.
