Man opens fire against people in Utrecht – One dead, many injured (Upd.)

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UPDATE: Dutch police released a photo of a 37-year-old man, believed to be the shooter, advising people to avoid him. The man, who is of Turkish descent, is still at large. Police tweeted a photograph of the suspect named Gökman Tanis, who was born in Turkey.

 UPDATE: The National Anti-Terrorism Coordinator (NATC) said it raised the terrorism threat level to 5 in all of Utrecht area, the highest for the emergencies of this kind as shooting “appears to be a terrorist attack”.

The attack seems to be linked with the New Zealand massacre.

The alert will be in place until at least 18:00 local time.

All schools in the wider area have been locked down for security reason with all students inside.

One person has been confirmed dead.


The Turkish suspect 

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Several people have been injured in a tram in Utrecht, Netherlands, when an unknown man opened fire against them.

Utrecht police has announced that authorities have secured a square in a tram station outside the city center, while emergency services are on the scene.

The incident occurred at 10:45 am Monday (local time).

According to Dutch media, a man on the tram took out a gun and shot against several passengers.

The wounded have been transported by ambulances to city hospitals, although no total number has yet been announced.

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