One dead, two wounded in Amsterdam shooting

A shooting in downtown Amsterdam on Friday night left one person dead and two injured, Dutch police said.

"One person has died and two wounded, a man and a young woman, were taken to hospital after a shooting on Grote Wittenburgerstraat, in the city centre," Amsterdam police spokesman Leo Dortland told AFP.

While police refused to name the victim, Dutch media reported that he was a 17-year-old boy of Moroccan origin.

He was reportedly shot near a children's playground in front of a community centre where children were taking cookery and kickboxing classes.

A wave of fear spread quickly throughout the Dutch capital, very popular with tourists, but Dortland said: "This is clearly not a terror attack, but a criminal incident."