Suspect in deadly Utrecht tram shooting says he acted alone: prosecutors
- Gokmen Tanis was arrested after an eight-hour manhunt on Monday
- He has also confessed to terrorist charges
A Turkish-born suspect has confessed to terrorist charges over a shooting on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht which killed three people, prosecutors said on Friday.
Gokmen Tanis, 37, said he acted alone in Monday’s attack which left seven people injured and triggered a huge eight-hour manhunt until he was finally captured.
“The 37-year-old suspect confessed this morning to the examining magistrate the criminal offences against him. He also stated that he acted alone,” the Dutch prosecution service said in a statement.
“Because of the investigation nothing else can be said.”
Prosecutors said on Thursday that Tanis would be charged with “multiple murders with terrorist aims, as well as attempted murder and a terrorist threat”.
He appeared before a magistrate behind closed doors and was expected to be remanded in custody for a further two weeks.