At around 1:15 AM, the police received a report of a fight at Beursplein. Upon arrival, officers found two injured men. The cause of the fight was reportedly a conflict that arose in a bar.
According to bystanders, a person was behaving very unpleasantly, after which he was pushed outside by several others. The argument continued outside, during which two men were stabbed with a sharp object.
A 39-year-old victim was taken to the hospital by ambulance. The other 35-year-old victim was checked on-site by the ambulance. The suspect has been arrested and is still in custody. Both the victims and the suspect are from Bergen op Zoom. The police are conducting further investigations into what exactly happened.