Suspect in deadly tram shooting detained, Dutch police say
Dutch Justice Minister Ferd Grapperhaus said the attacker -- identified as Turkish-born Gokmen Tanis, 37 -- "was known" to justice authorities and had a criminal record, but would not elaborate.
Dutch authorities reduced the threat level in the city back to four out of five following the arrest, which came after a manhunt involving heavily armed officers with dogs. During the hunt, police released a photo of a bearded Tanis aboard a tram in a blue hooded top. The shooting took place at a busy intersection in a residential neighbourhood. Police erected a white tent over an area where a body appeared to be lying next to the tram.
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