Three people were wounded in the shooting in Amsterdam

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All of the wounded were taken to hospital after emergency services rushed to the scene in Ten Kate Street, near the junction with the Hasebroekstraat, close to the famous Van Gogh museum.

Police confirmed all three of the injured were men.

A barista working in a coffee shop said she heard five or six shots from a nearby shisha cafe popular with "shady characters" at 6.30pm today.

She said a customer thought firecrackers were being set off in the Amsterdam street.