The Hague, Netherlands — Police in the Dutch town of Nieuwegein have arrested a 29-year-old suspect following an incident involving an 11-year-old girl on Saturday afternoon.

Police said the girl was fatally stabbed in the street at 3:00 pm local time (1400 GMT) man was suspected of fatally stabbing the girl and medics were unable to save her life.

"In the immediate vicinity, the police arrested a 29-year-old suspect based on information from bystanders and others," a statement from the Utrecht regional police said. 

The authorities gave no indication of the motives for the attack. ANP news agency reported that police had confirmed that the suspect was originally from Syria. 

The agency cited police as saying they were investigating reports that the suspect had been acting "confused" in the week prior to the attack.