Two dead, several injured in stabbing attack in Dutch city of Maastricht

It is not clear at this stage what the motive behind the stabbings in Masstricht is. Photo / Twitter

Two people are dead and several others injured in two stabbing attacks in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht.

Twee steekincidenten in #Maastricht met 2 doden en meerdere gewonden. Politie doet onderzoek ter plaatse. Meer informatie volgt.

— Politie Limburg (@PolLimburg) December 14, 2017

Initial reports suggest it involved two separate incidents on Thursday evening which happened withing 2km of each other.

Pictures of the aftermath suggest the attacks were in a suburban area of Maastricht as opposed to the city centre with one report saying it is an area know for drug-related issues.