(AFP) 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 Friday.
Thousands of Dutch mourners including Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte took to Utrecht’s streets later Friday evening to pay their last respects to the victims of the rampage, which also left seven injured.
Gokmen Tanis, 37, said he acted alone in Monday’s attack which triggered an eight-hour manhunt until he was 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.
