Breaking: One confirmed dead and security risk level set high in Utrecht after tram shooting

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Update: Heavily armed anti-terror officers have gathered in front of an apartment block close to the scene

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch police confirm one person has been killed and an unspecified number of others were wounded in a shooting on a tram in city of Utrecht.Authorities say that a suspect is still on the run following the shooting late this morning.

From the tram scene, security officials have moved to a location some 200 metres away where they are awaiting further instructions.Anti-terror co-ordinator Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg said in a statement that the “threat level has gone to 5, exclusively for the Utrecht province,” referring to the highest level.“The culprit is still on the run. A terror motive cannot be excluded,” he said in a Twitter message. He called on citizens to closely follow the indications of the local police.

— Politie Utrecht March 18, 2019Spokesman Bernhard Jens did not exclude more people might be involved.Further details to follow …

 

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