Horrific footage of severed head found on Amsterdam pavement in box shared on social media

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT - The gruesome discovery was made outside a shisha cafe this morning after the decapitated head was angled to look in through front window

Horrific footage of a severed head discovered in a box on a pavement outside an Amsterdam café has been shared on social media.
The decapitated head was left outside Fayrouz Lounge close to the city's popular Vondelpark this morning.
In the gruesome video, which emerged on Liveleak, it can be seen sitting on the cobbled street in the Dutch capital.
The clip, which the Mirror has censored, shows the face angled to be looking through the café window.
Police are investigating whether it is linked to the discovery of a decapitated body which was found in a burnt-out car on the edge of the city yesterday.

Severed head left outside an Amsterdam shisha lounge — Shocking: The Severed head was left outside a shisha lounge

Local media reports the box was placed on its side and the head was positioned so it looked in through the windows of the shisha cafe.
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The headless body was identified by his fingerprints as 23-year-old Nabil Amzieb - a man detectives confirmed was "known to police".

Horror: The severed head was found outside Fayrouz Lounge

The Telegraaf reported the man is believed to be part of the Dutch capital's Moroccan mafia.
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Police have appealed for witnesses or anyone who may have information over the deceased man.
Amsterdam is currently in the throws of an increasingly violent war between rival Dutch drug gangs.
At least 16 people have died in the Netherla