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Utrecht Suspected Terrorist Tram Shooting


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March 18, 2019 Utrecht Suspected Terrorist Tram Shooting  three people were killed and seven others wounded in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht, Netherlands. which appeared to be a terrorist attack, Suspect, a 37-year-old Turkish muslim man, Gokmen Tanis was arrested later that day following a major security operation and manhunt.[5][6] He admitted carrying out the attack and was charged with "murder with terrorist intent".[7] He was described as a pious Muslim preaching righteousness

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    Terrorism Is a Possible Motive in Utrecht Shooting, Dutch Police Say  New York Times
    It came just days after a gunman, thought to be a white nationalist, killed 50 ... Three people — a 19-year-old woman and two men, ages 28 and 49 — were killed in the attack, and five others were injured, three of them seriously.
    Utrecht shooting: Note found in getaway car suggests terror motive - CNN International Turkish-born Gokmen Tanis, 37, was arrested
    Netherlands shooting: 3 dead, 5 wounded; Turkish-born suspect in custody KGO-TV  UTRECHT, Netherlands -- A gunman killed three people and wounded five ... Dutch authorities put the Netherlands' fourth-largest city on lockdown, ...
    Suspect arrested in deadly Netherlands shooting, but motive is unclear - Police News arrested the man suspected of opening fire on a tram in the city of Utrecht, killing three people on Monday.
    ive other people were wounded in the attack, with three of them in critical condition, Mayor Jan van Zanen said. It remains unclear what motivated the alleged shooter, identified by police as 37-year-old Turkish-born Gokmen Tanis, to gun down people inside the tram before fleeing the scene.
    Brazen Shooting Traumatizes Dutch City, Three Days After Christchurch Killings The New York Times
    Utrecht tram shooting - Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Utrecht_shooting
    "Politie Utrecht zoekt 37-jarige verdachte Gökmen Tanis" (in Dutch). ... "LIVE: Rutte legt bloemen, Tanis uiterlijk vrijdag voor rechter, "Utrecht, stay strong"".

    On the morning of 18 March 2019, three people were killed and seven others wounded in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht, Netherlands. Local police said the incident appeared to be a terrorist attack, although this is yet to be confirmed.[1][2][3][4] The suspect, a 37-year-old Turkish man, was arrested later that day following a major security operation and manhunt.[5][6] He admitted carrying out the attack and was charged with "murder with terrorist intent".[7] He was described as a pious Muslim preaching righteousness

    Attack

    At about 10:45 CET (09:45 UTC), a shooting took place on a fast tram near the 24 Oktoberplein junction in Utrecht.[8] The perpetrator fled in a car, leading to a large scale police manhunt, which lasted for much of the day.[4] Several hours later, the police arrested a 37-year-old man, born in Turkey.[9][10][11] In addition, two further arrests were made in connection to the shooting.[12] Police impounded a red Renault Clio car in connection with the attack.[13][14]
    Initially, it was reported that one of the women shot may have been the target due to "family reasons" and other passengers coming to her aid were then also targeted.[15] However, law enforcement later announced there was no evidence of any connection between the killer and the victims. Instead, a note found in the getaway car hinted at terrorism as the motive.[16]

    Victims

    Three people were killed and seven others were wounded, three severely.[17][18] The wounded were taken to the University Medical Center Utrecht.[19] The three people killed were identified as two men from Utrecht aged 49 and 28, and a 19-year-old woman from the nearby city of Vianen.[20] A neighbour of the murdered 19-year-old started a crowd-funding action to cover the costs of her funeral, reaching the target within hours. It received so many donations that it was turned into a fund for all of the victims of the attack.[21][22]

    Suspect

    A 37-year-old resident of Utrecht from Turkey was arrested[23][24] after a manhunt on the day of the attack. People who knew him described him as a "drug addict", an "alcoholic" and "totally insane".[25][26] He was also described as a pious Muslim preaching righteousness upon certain days and drunk or drugged the next day.[26]
    The suspect had been accused of rape in the past by a woman with whom he had an affair. She claimed that he was a psychopath.[27] He had been arrested previously for rape (the verdict was still pending), shoplifting, burglary, and illegal firearms possession.[28]
    On 22 March 2019, the suspect confessed to being the sole perpetrator of the shooting.[29] Another suspect was arrested but then released.[7]
    A letter found in the hijacked car the suspect fled in suggested terrorist motivations,[30] and some witnesses claimed they heard the suspect say "Allahu akbar".[31] The public prosecutor charged the suspect with multiple counts of murder with a terrorist motive.[29] Also, the hypothesis of an honour killing could not be confirmed.[32]

    Aftermath

    After the attack, the threat level in the province of Utrecht was raised to Level 5: this is the highest level of threat and had never been used before this attack.[33][34] After the suspect was caught, it was reduced to Level 4.[6] The police presence was increased at railway stations, including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, and at the country's airports.[33][35] Tram services in the city were cancelled.[36][37] Mosques in the city were evacuated, and those elsewhere in the country were given increased security, likely due to the recent mosque shootings in New Zealand.[19]
    The day after the shooting, all national flags on government buildings in the Netherlands and at diplomatic posts abroad were flown at half-mast on request of Prime Minister Mark Rutte.[38] Dutch royal residences flew a black banner, symbolising mourning, alongside the customary royal standard.[39] In addition, election debates and political campaigning for the provincial elections on 20 March 2019 were suspended by effectively all politicians.[40]
    Gun killings in the Netherlands are rare,[6] and the last such major incident was the Alphen aan den Rijn shopping mall shooting in 2011.[citation needed]
    • Police cars at the cordon near the 24 Oktoberplein, Utrecht, March 18, 2019.
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    • Cordoning of 24 Oktoberplein, Utrecht, March 18, 2019
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    • Flowers to commemorate the victims of the tram attack on March 18, 2019 at the 24 Oktoberplein, Utrecht
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    • Local residents bring flowers to commemorate the victims of the tram attack
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    • Local residents have brought flowers to commemorate the victims of the tram attack. City flag of Utrecht
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    • School children of UniC, Utrecht are allowed to go home after the alert for the tram attack March 18, 2019 afternoon

    References

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    External links

    Dutch suspect in tram shooting to face terrorism charge | WGME
    https://wgme.com/news/.../dutch-suspect-in-tram-shooting-to-face-terrorism-charge
    Mar 21, 2019 - The main suspect, identified by police as Gokmen Tanis, a 37-year-old man of Turkish descent, also faces charges of attempted murder or ...
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