Utrecht shooting: Note found in getaway car suggests terror motive
A letter found in a getaway car used by the Utrecht tram shooting suspect suggests a terror motive was behind the attack, police said on Tuesday.
Turkish-born Gokmen Tanis, 37, was arrested in the Dutch city on Monday night on suspicion of killing three people and wounding five others on a tram in 24 October Square.
"A terrorist motive is being seriously considered," Utrecht's police and public prosecutor said in a joint statement. "A letter found in the flight car and the nature of the events give cause for this. Other motives are not excluded and are also being investigated." The contents of the letter have not been revealed.
Police say there does not appear to be a direct relation between the gunman, who has had previous run-ins with law enforcement, and his victims, dispelling earlier media reports that the shooting may have been sparked by a domestic incident.
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