Prime Minister Rutte speaks of a stroke: When the ball is shot in a tram in Utrecht, three people have been killed. The police are searching for a 37-Year-old from Turkey. The police also released a photo of the man.

In the case of the shooting in the Dutch city of Utrecht came to the words of the mayor, three people were killed. In addition, nine people were injured, three of them seriously, said Jan van Zanen in a video message.

Rutte speaks of attack

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks now of a plot. Rutte does not lock in a short press conference with a terrorist Background. Previously, the police had confirmed, according to AP news Agency the dead. In the Dutch city and the whole province, the highest terror is warning level.

In the case of the manhunt for the alleged perpetrators, the police do seem to progress. You are searching for a 37-Year-old man. The Suspect is said to be born in Turkey, police said on Twitter. They also published a photo of the man from the tram. Those who see the Sought-after, not to approach him but call the police. Apparently, a sought-after red vehicle was discovered. According to police, the car had been stolen before the attack.

The suspected gunman looking to “all available means”, had notified the police before. Heavy armed police forces surrounded a complex of buildings in the vicinity of the crime scene. The police assumes a single offender. “What we definitely know is that an offender is on the run,” said Pieter-Jaap aalbers Berg, the national coordinator for fight against terrorism.

Three Dead in Utrecht
tagesschau 15:00, 18.03.2019, Michael Grytz, ARD, Brussels

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