Officers from a specialized arrest team detained a 40-year-old man in Utrecht on Tuesday and released two other men detained earlier, a police spokesman said
A policeman stands guard near a tram where a gunman opened fire in Utrecht, Netherlands, on March 18, 2019.Dutch police and prosecutors on Wednesday were pursuing “every lead there is” and questioning two suspects to establish whether the deadly shooting on a tram in the central city of Utrecht was an act of terror.
Prosecutors have until Friday to question the Turkey-born suspect before he must appear before an investigating judge who could extend his detention. Fearing more than one shooter was active, authorities locked down the city for hours – halting public transport and advising residents to stay indoors – until Tanis was arrested.
Meanwhile, a crowdfunding initiative to pay for the funeral of one of the victims had already attracted nearly 60,000 euros by early Wednesday morning.
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