Who is the main suspect of the tram attack in Utrecht?

The man has escaped capture and remains free, after starting to pull on board a tram then to get to a fact on which presumed "terrorist motivations".

Security forces they also posted on their official Twitter account a photo of Tanis (initially misnamed by Gökman) traveling by tram, ask the public for information about where it is, but also warn of its danger.

"The police are asking you to be vigilant against Gökmen Tanis, 37, born in Turkey, badociated with the incident occurred this morning on 24 de Octubre square in Utrecht. Do not approach him, call 0800-6070 "said the institution in Dutch and English.

According to the information available, The shooter opened fire at 10:45 am (local time) on a streetcar on October 24 a major traffic node near a tram station.

The Dutch agency ANP reported that at least one person died in the shooting, during which several wounded were also reported, although there was no official confirmation. Then the balance rose to three dead and nine wounded.

After the attack, the suspect escaped and began a major manhunt on behalf of the police's anti-terrorist forces., then reporting other shootings in "many sites" in Utrecht during the persecution, according to From Telegraaf.

The attack led to authorities to declare the state of maximum terrorist alert for the first time in its history, and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, convened an emergency meeting and informed the agency Reuters.

In this respect, the Dutch chain OUR reported that the police had surrounded a building where it was thought that Tanis could be locked up. But the truth is that it was not excluded that there were also other accomplices.

This type of attacks sit must alert security forces around the world, both face the possibility of repeated similar attacks inspired by the first, or face the threat of retaliation from opposing extremist groups.