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    * Three dead, nine wounded in incident on tram in Utrecht

    * Dutch police say seeking 37-year-old Turkish man

    * Authorities say shooting appears to be terrorist attack

    * Security beefed up at airports, schools, mosques (Adds number of deaths, injuries, newspaper, Rutte statement)

    By Bart H. Meijer

    UTRECHT, Netherlands, March 18 (Reuters) - A gunman shot dead three people and wounded nine on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday and police said they were hunting for a 37-year-old Turkish man in an apparent terrorist attack.


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      Wow. My kid was just there last summer.
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        They still haven't caught the guy...
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        • #5
          Originally posted by seer View Post
          They still haven't caught the guy...
          Just in report says they got him.

          11 mins ago:
          JUST IN: Dutch shooting suspect has been arrested

          Dutch authorities say they have caught the man suspected of opening fire on a tram in Utrecht, killing three people this morning.
          Rob van Bree, the head of operations of the Central Netherlands Police, announced the news Monday.
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            Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post
            Just in report says they got him.

            11 mins ago:
            JUST IN: Dutch shooting suspect has been arrested

            Dutch authorities say they have caught the man suspected of opening fire on a tram in Utrecht, killing three people this morning.
            Rob van Bree, the head of operations of the Central Netherlands Police, announced the news Monday.
            good!
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            • #7
              Originally posted by seer View Post
              They still haven't caught the guy...
              He's been caught now. The shooting seems more related to a family drama (he was apparently targeting a particular woman) rather than a terrorist attack as such.
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                Originally posted by Tassman View Post
                He's been caught now. The shooting seems more related to a family drama (he was apparently targeting a particular woman) rather than a terrorist attack as such.
                Must be a really bad shot to wound nine and kill three if he was after a particular woman.

                ETA: Looks like four were hurt during the ensuing scramble to get away from the shooter and not shot themselves

                And here did you hear he was targeting a particular woman rather than a terrorist attack?

                Source: Dutch shooting: Letter suggests motive in Utrecht attack


                Dutch prosecutors investigating the murder of three people on a tram say a letter was found in the gunman's getaway car and it is one of the reasons why a terrorist motive is being seriously considered

                Three people were killed and three others seriously wounded in the attack in the central city of Utrecht.

                Turkish-born suspect Gokmen Tanis was detained on Monday evening.

                No connection has been found between him and the victims.

                Prosecutors say a firearm was found when Tanis was detained.

                "So far a terrorist motive is being seriously taken into account. Among other things a letter found in the getaway car and the nature of the facts give rise to that," a statement said (in Dutch), without detailing the contents of the letter.

                Other motives have not been ruled out.


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                English version from the Openbaar Ministerie:
                Source: Investigation into shooting incident continues today


                tram on 24 Octoberplein in Utrecht. The police and the Public Prosecution Service continued the criminal investigation last night. The investigation is in full swing.

                Three people died in the shooting incident. This is a 19-year-old woman from Vianen and two men aged 28 and 49 from Utrecht. In addition, three people were seriously injured (a 20-year-old woman from Utrecht, a 74-year-old man from De Meern and a 21-year old woman from Nieuwegein). In the hectic situation that arose immediately after the shooting, four people were also, as far as is known, slightly injured because they fell for example.

                No relationship

                At the beginning of Monday evening, the police were already able to report that the main suspect, a 37-year-old man from Utrecht, could be arrested in a house on Oudenoord. The investigation has so far shown no relationship between the main suspect and these victims. A firearm was found during his arrest.

                In connection with the investigation, the police carried out searches in various locations in Utrecht and elsewhere in the home yesterday and last night. In addition to the main suspect, two other suspects were arrested. These are men from Utrecht who are 23 and 27 years old. Of these men, the police investigate whether they are possibly involved in the shooting incident.

                The police and the Public Prosecution Service continue to investigate today, including the motive. So far, a terrorist motive has been seriously taken into account. Among other things, a letter found in the flight car and the nature of the fact give cause for this. Other motives are not excluded, they are also being investigated.

                Today, agents will be visibly present in the neighborhoods and in contact with relevant parties. The suspects are still detained and will be further interrogated.


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                And from 1 hour ago:
                Source: Dutch prosecutors consider terror motive in tram shooting


                Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday they are taking very seriously the possibility that the deadly shooting on a tram in the central city of Utrecht was an act of terror.

                The nature of the Monday’s attack and a note found in a suspected getaway car suggest a possible terror motive, prosecutors said in a statement, but they add that other possible motives also are being investigated.

                They did not elaborate on what was written in the note found in the car.

                The statement also said that investigations so far have not established any relationship at all between the main suspect, Gokmen Tanis, and the shooting victims.

                Prosecutors confirmed that three people died: a 19-year-old woman from the neighboring town of Vianen, and two men aged 28 and 49 from Utrecht.

                Three others were seriously wounded and four more suffered light injuries, according to prosecutors.

                Tanis, a 37-year-old man of Turkish descent, was being held on suspicion of “manslaughter with terrorist intent,” though authorities have not ruled out other possible motives.

                He was arrested Monday evening after an hours-long manhunt that nearly paralyzed the Netherlands’ fourth-largest city and sent shockwaves through this nation.

                Officials said Tanis has had a long criminal record in the Netherlands involving a variety of offenses — none terror-related — but gave no details.

                Police spokesman Martin de Wit said that a total of three people — the alleged shooter and two others whose involvement was being investigated — were in custody following Monday’s attack.

                Prosecutors said that police recovered a weapon during the arrest.

                The tram shootings came just days after 50 people were killed when an immigrant-hating Australian white supremacist opened fire at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, during Friday prayers. There was no indication of any link between the two events.

                Prosecutors were questioning all three suspects and it was not yet clear if Tanis would be brought before an investigating judge on Tuesday.

                Such hearings are generally held to request suspects are detained for longer pending further investigations.

                Members of the public and Utrecht’s mayor on Tuesday placed bunches of flowers near the busy traffic intersection where the gunfire erupted Monday on a tram.

                One bunch carried a message in Dutch saying: “We are sad and deeply shaken. Utrecht has been hit hard; straight through the heart. Strength!! Peace and Love.”


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