Bloody shooting in Holland was a terrorist attack? | Chronic

A day after the attack that claimed the lives of three people and wounded five others in Utrecht, central Holland, the police investigation continues to elucidate the reasons why Gokmen Tanis opened fire in a tram near Plaza 24 de Octubre.

The police in this city, which conducts the investigation, said they found no connection between the main suspect and the victims, which reinforces the hypothesis of an attack.

The 37-year-old main accused, of Turkish origin, was arrested on Monday after the attack, with a weapon in his possession. After the arrest, several parents rushed to say that the reaction of Tanis, who has a very heavy criminal record for common crimes, was due to family reasons. "The possibility that it is a terrorist attack is weak"he pointed Mahmut Tanis, my uncle.

However, in the report released Tuesday by the Utrecht police, they specify that "Until now, the investigation has revealed no relationship between the prime suspect and the victims".

In recent hours, police have carried out searches in several locations in Utrecht and arrested two other suspects aged 23 and 27. "They may have been involved in the shootings". Both are still in detention and will be interrogated.

Without providing the names of the deceased victims, the police said it was a 19-year-old woman residing in Vianen and two men aged 28 and 49 residing in Utrecht.

In addition, three people were seriously injured (a 20-year-old woman, a 74-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman), while four others were slightly injured immediately after the shooting while they were trying to Escape places.