The suspect in the deadly tram shooting in the Dutch city of Utrecht has been arrested
News24xx.com - Finally, the suspect in the deadly tram shooting in the Dutch city of Utrecht has been arrested.
Police said that Gokmen Tanis, 37, as the suspect following the feared terror incident today, which saw three people killed, was wanted by police and they had urged people not to approach him.
Counter-terrorism police continue to investigate and officers earlier said they are considering the possibility of a terrorist motive.
Utrecht police cordoned off a square at a tram station outside the city centre as emergency services were called to the scene at 10.45am local time.
Initial reports claimed a man in a tram on the way to Utrecht CS pulled out a weapon and shot several people. The attack came three days after 50 people were killed when an immigrant-hating white supremacist opened fire at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, during Friday prayers.
The father of the suspect, Mehmet Tanis, who lives in Turkey, earlier told the private Demiroren news agency that he hadn’t spoken to his son, Gokmen, in 11 years.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte earlier said the country had been jolted by an attack, which he described as deeply disturbing.
The Dutch government raised the terrorism threat level to the highest possible this morning, adding that security was being increased at schools, mosques and transportation hubs.
The threat level was reduced back to four out of five following the arrest, which came after a manhunt involving heavily armed officers with dogs.
Utrecht, the Netherlands’ fourth largest city, has a population of about 340,000. Crime levels are low and gun killings are rare.
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