Utrecht tram shooting
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On the morning of 18 March 2019, four people were killed and six others were injured in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht, Netherlands.[2] One of the injured died of his injuries ten days later.[3] Gökmen Tanis, a 37-year-old Turkish man, was arrested later that day following a major security operation and manhunt.[4][5] He was later convicted of murder with terrorist intent and sentenced to life in prison. The shooting was classified as an act of Islamic extremism.[6][7][8]
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Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe | |
Location | 24 Oktoberplein, Utrecht, Netherlands |
Coordinates | 52.0807°N 5.0914°E / 52.0807; 5.0914 |
Date | 18 March 2019 (2019-03-18) 10:45 (CET) |
Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Weapon | Pistol |
Deaths | 4 |
Injured | 6 |
Assailant | Gökmen Tanis |
Motive | Islamic extremism[1] |
Convicted | 4 counts of murder with terrorist intent; 3 counts of attempted murder with terrorist intent; 17 counts of criminal threats of terrorism |
Verdict | Life in prison |
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