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Tram Shooting Utrecht High On Crime
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- True Crime
On the morning of 18 March 2019, three people were killed and seven others were injured in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht. One of the injured died of his injuries ten days later. Local authorities and the court of law confirmed it was a terrorist attack. The suspect, Gokmen Tanis, a 37-year old Turkish man, was arrested later that day following a major security operation and manhunt. He admitted carrying out the attack and was charged with "murder with terrorist intent".
On the morning of 18 March 2019, three people were killed and seven others were injured in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht. One of the injured died of his injuries ten days later. Local authorities and the court of law confirmed it was a terrorist attack. The suspect, Gokmen Tanis, a 37-year old Turkish man, was arrested later that day following a major security operation and manhunt. He admitted carrying out the attack and was charged with "murder with terrorist intent".
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