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| Several injured in Utrecht tram shooting | |
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| Several people have been injured in a shooting on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht, which police said may have had a “terrorist motive”. | |
| Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he was “deeply concerned” and that crisis talks were to be held in response to the incident. Dutch radio said security had been increased at the seat of the government in The Hague. | |
| “Several shots were fired in a tram and several people were injured. Helicopters are at the scene and no arrests have been made,” said police spokesman Joost Lanshage. | |
| Police could not immediately provide further details about the shooting incident and could not say how badly hurt the victims were. The victims’ identities were unknown. | |
| An anti-terrorism unit and emergency services are at the scene around the 24 Oktoberplein junction, where a square at a tram station has been cordoned off. Three helicopters were despatched to the area after the shooting, which took place at about 10.45am. | |
| BREEK - Volgens getuigen heeft een man in een tram op weg naar Utrecht CS een wapen getrokken en meerdere personen neergeschoten. Hulpdiensten massaal aanwezig en bezig met eerste hulp in de tram. pic.twitter.com/eQOWF2e5Ze | BREEK - Volgens getuigen heeft een man in een tram op weg naar Utrecht CS een wapen getrokken en meerdere personen neergeschoten. Hulpdiensten massaal aanwezig en bezig met eerste hulp in de tram. pic.twitter.com/eQOWF2e5Ze |
| Police appealed to the public to stay away to allow first responders to do their work. | |
| The local broadcaster RTV Utrecht quoted a witness as saying he had seen a woman lying on the ground amid some kind of confrontation. Several men ran away from the scene, the witness said. | |
| More details soon … | |
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