Terror Attack In The Dutch City Of Utrecht Kills 3, Wounds 9. Attacker Still At Large

Daily Mail: CCTV captures Turkish 'gunman' on Dutch tram moments before 'terrorist-motivated' shooting spree left three people dead and nine others wounded - as police warn public not to approach suspect

* Police release photo of Gökmen Tanis, 37, captured on the tram's CCTV just minutes before the shooting
* Three people have died and nine people are injured after the shooting in Utrecht, central Netherlands
* One or several gunmen, 'who may have had a terrorist motive', opened fire on a tram in the city centre
* The assailant or assailants fled the scene and police have since surrounded a building in the city
* Dutch government has raised terrorism threat level to highest possible, and schools are on lockdown
* Incident took place just three days after a terror attack on two mosques in New Zealand where 50 were killed

Dutch police have named a suspect in the 'terrorist-motivated' shooting on a tram in Utrecht, which resulted in the death of three people and left nine others injured.

Police tweeted a photograph of Turkish-born Gökmen Tanis, 37, believed to have been captured on the tram's CCTV just four minutes before the incident at 10.45am this morning, and urged the public to 'look out for him but do not approach.'

The gunman, who may not have been acting alone, fled the scene, reportedly in a stolen red Renault Clio, which has since been found abandoned in Utrecht, Holland's fourth largest city with a population of around 340,000.

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Utrecht shooting: Three dead after attack on tram -- BBC
Utrecht tram shooting: three dead as police hunt gunman -- The Guardian
Three dead, nine injured in Utrecht shooting -- DW
Utrecht tram shooting: Manhunt underway after at least three killed -- CNN
Netherlands tram shooting leaves 3 dead, several wounded, mayor says -- FOX News
Utrecht shooting leaves three dead, nine injured as police investigate possible 'terrorist motive' -- ABC News Online
Three dead in shooting in Dutch city of Utrecht: mayor -- Al Jazeera
Tram shooting in Dutch city of Utrecht kills 3, injures 9, attacker at large -- RT

Dutch Police Foil 'Major Terror Attack'

Daily Mail: Revealed: Ringleader of Dutch 'terror cell plotting major suicide attack' was released early from prison for trying to join extremists in Syria after promising he would attend 'Islam lessons' and was no longer radicalised


 * Dutch police have arrested seven men on suspicion of plotting a terror attack
 * Ringleader has been named as Iraqi Hardi N, 34, who was convicted in 2016 of plotting to join Al Qaeda in Syria along with two others
 * In 2017 he had his sentence upgraded to two years on appeal, but was allowed to serve 21 of those on probation after court heard he renounced extremism
 * As a condition of release, he had to speak weekly to a theologian about his views
 * Two other alleged members of the terror cell also had previous convictions for terror offences, including a 21-year-old who also tried to travel to Syria

The alleged ringleader of a Dutch terror cell accused of plotting a major attack was out on probation when he was arrested yesterday, it has been revealed.

Hardi N., 34, who was born in Iraq but lived in Arnhem, was initially jailed for 16 months in 2016 for trying to join Al Qaeda in Syria, but was released after less than a year after claiming to have renounced his extremist views.

As part of his probation, he agreed to seek religious counselling once a week.

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WNU Editor: close call.

More News On Dutch Police Foiling A 'Major Terror Attack'

Dutch raids neutralized extremists’ threat, authorities say -- AP
'Major terrorist attack' foiled in Netherlands, 7 arrested: prosecutor -- AFP
Dramatic moment Dutch police grab terror suspects from inside a white van as they 'foil major attack with suicide vests, assault rifles and car bombs' -- Daily Mail
Netherlands police arrests foil 'major terrorist attack' -- BBC
Dutch police arrest seven men, say they foiled a major terrorist attack -- DutchNews.nl
Dutch police arrest seven over plot to attack large event -- The Guardian
Dutch police arrest 7 men suspected of plotting major terror attack -- DW
Dutch police foil terrorist plot to target 'large event' -- CNN
Police In Netherlands Arrest 7 Suspected In Terrorist Plot To Attack 'Large Event' -- NPR