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Netherlands tram shooting suspect to face terrorism charges

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37-year-old Turkish man accused of killing 3 and seriously wounding 3 others in gun attack on tram in central Netherlands city of Utrecht
The Hague, Netherlands — The main suspect in a deadly tram shooting in the Dutch city of Utrecht will be charged with offenses including multiple murder or manslaughter with a terrorist intent, prosecutors said Thursday. Investigations so far into Monday’s shooting that left three dead and three seriously injured indicate that the shooter acted alone, prosecutors said in a written statement.
The main suspect, identified by police as Gokmen Tanis, a 37-year-old man of Turkish descent, also faces charges of attempted murder or manslaughter and making threats with a terrorist intent.

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