Dutch suspect in tram shooting to face terrorism charge
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Dutch prosecutors say they will charge the main suspect in a deadly tram shooting with offenses including multiple murder or manslaughter with a terrorist intent.
In a statement Thursday, the public prosecutor's office in Utrecht says that the suspect, identified by police as 37-year-old Gokmen Tanis, also faces charges of attempted murder or manslaughter and making threats with a terrorist intent.
Prosecutors say that investigations so far into Monday's shooting in a tram in the central city of Utrecht that left three dead and three seriously injured indicate that the shooter acted alone.
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The statement adds that investigations continue into whether the suspect's actions "flowed from personal problems combined with a radicalized ideology."
Tanis is to appear before an investigating judge on Friday. Such hearings are held behind closed doors.