(Dutch News) On Monday it was five years to the day since Gökmen Tanis shot four people dead and injured six others while on a tram at the 24 Oktoberplein in Utrecht. The anniversary was marked by a minute’s silence and a […]
(NL Times) The Public Prosecution Service (OM) is appealing the decision of the Rotterdam court in the case of Utrecht tram shooter Gökmen T. regarding his misconduct in prison. The OM said in a press release published on Wednesday that it [is] […]
(NL Times) The Rotterdam District Court found Gökmen T., who is currently serving a life sentence for an attack on a Utrecht tram in 2019, guilty of the attempted murder of a prison guard. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) had demanded an […]
(NL Times) The 42-year-old man convicted of fatally shooting four people on a tram in Utrecht has again been accused of violent behavior in prison. Gökmen T. was captured, and has remained in custody, ever since the tram shooting at 24 Oktoberplein […]
(NL Times) Relatives of Rinke Terpstra, who died during the terrorist attack on a tram in Utrecht, are holding the public transport company Qbuzz and the province of Utrecht jointly responsible for his death. Axel Beijersbergen van Henegouwen, the lawyer representing the […]
(NL Times) Utrecht will again commemorate the attack on a tram in the city four years after the incident. Gökmen T. shot inside and around a tram on the 24 Oktoberplein on March 18, 2019, killing four people and injuring many others. […]
(NL Times) On Friday morning, over 200 relatives, victims, witnesses, and involved Utrecht residents commemorated a terrorist attack on a city tram on 24 Oktoberplein. Gokmen T. opened fire on the express tram to the city center three years ago, killing four […]
(NL Times) The risk of the attack in [a] Utrecht tram in 2019 could have been reduced, the Justice and Security Inspectorate concluded following an investigation into what led up to the tragedy. 37-year-old Gökmen Tanis killed four people and injured dozens […]
(NL Times) On Wednesday morning, Utrecht quietly commemorated the second anniversary of a terrorist attack on a city tram that left four people dead and multiple people injured in 2019. Mayor Sharon Dijksma, Justice Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus, surviving relatives, victims, and first […]
(NL Times) Gokmen T., the man convicted for a terrorist attack on a Utrecht tram in 2019, stabbed a guard at the Rotterdam prison De Schie on Wednesday, Rijnmond and RTL Nieuws report. The guard sustained minor injuries to his face and […]
(NL Times) Dutch counterterrorism authority NCTV confirmed it is investigating how the politics and rhetoric of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could impact the Netherlands, domestic security concerns, and the Dutch-Turkish community. On Monday, newspaper HP/De Tijd reported that a confidential NCTV […]
(NL Times) On the day of a terrorist attack on a tram in Utrecht, seven bank employees looked up the details of the suspected terrorist in the bank systems, thereby violating the bankers’ oath. The Banks Disciplinary Commission on Tuesday decided not […]
(NL Times) The convicted terrorist who killed four people and injured seven others in last year’s Utrecht tram shooting has been found additionally guilty of rape, the judiciary ruled on Wednesday. Gökmen T., who has been detained for life for his carrying […]
(NL Times) The court in Utrecht found Gokmen T. guilty of opening fire on a tram in Utrecht last March, killing four people. He was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. The sentence is equal to what the public prosecutor demanded. […]
(NL Times) The fourth and last day of the [trial] against Gokmen T., suspected of killing four people in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht last year, had a tumultuous start. For the third time, T. was removed from the […]
(NL Times) Prosecutors in the Netherlands demanded a rare life sentence in prison against Gokmen T., the man on trial for killing four people in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht on March 18, 2019. The 38-year-old man is facing four counts […]
(NL Times) Gokmen T., the 38-year-old man on trial for killing four people in a mass shooting on an Utrecht tram on 18 March 2019, was again removed from court on Tuesday. This time he made a snide comment to one of […]
(Dutch News) The man accused of carrying out a terrorist attack on a commuter tram in Utrecht was removed from the courtroom on the first day of his trial for spitting at a defence lawyer. Gökmen Tanis refused to answer questions and […]
(NL Times) Suspect Gökmen T. wrote references to Islam, Sharia and Allah on the firearm used to commit a mass shooting in Utrecht in March last year, “reliable sources” told RTL Nieuws. Soon after the shooting on 24 Oktoberplein on March 18th, […]
(Dutch News) The man who shot dead four passengers on a tram in Utrecht a year ago is going on trial this week accused of carrying out a terrorist attack. Gökmen Tanis, 38, faces four charges of murder or manslaughter of a […]
(Dutch News) The man who shot four people dead on a tram in Utrecht has been assigned a lawyer after a court ruled he was mentally unfit to act in his own best interest. Gökmen Tanis was not present at the court […]
(NL Times) Gokmen T., the suspected gunman in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht in March, did not appear in court for a proforma hearing in his case on Monday, despite a court order that he attend. A lot of […]
(Dutch News) The national terror threat level has been reduced for the first time in six years in response to the falling number of attacks in Europe. The national counter-terrorism co-ordinator (NCTV) brought the official assessment down from level four (“substantial”) to […]
(NL Times) Gokmen T. again confessed to being responsible for a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht and killing four people during the first pro-forma hearing in the case against him on Monday. He also denounced the Dutch legal system. “I […]
(NL Times) There is a very real concern in the Netherlands regarding potential terror attacks, particularly from ISIS recruits and jihadists, right-wing extremists, and radical activists, according to Dutch counter-terror office NCTV. Because of this, the terror threat level in the country […]
(NL Times) Gokmen T., the suspected gunman in a mass shooting in Utrecht on March 18th, assaulted a prison employee a few weeks before the attack on 24 Oktoberplein, Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus of Justice and Security said in a letter to the […]
(AFP) The death toll from an alleged terror attack on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht rose to four on Thursday after an injured man died in hospital, prosecutors said. Prosecutors have already said that a Turkish-born man previously identified […]
(National-UAE) Social deprivation and extremism are not always related, says Rotterdam’s Muslim mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb. Mr Aboutaleb, who is of Moroccan descent, was appointed to his position in 2009, and is known for his strong belief in “inclusive society.” “All arguments that […]
(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 […]
(AFP) Dutch prosecutors are to charge the suspect in a gun attack in a packed Utrecht tram with “terrorist” killings, saying he will appear for the first time before a judge on Friday. “The 37-year-old suspect will appear before a judge on […]
(AFP) The prime suspect in a deadly shooting on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht was known for a “rap sheet from here to Tokyo” but showed few signs of radicalism, according to residents and reports. Turkish-born Gokmen Tanis, 37, […]
(AFP) Dutch police said they were investigating a terrorist motive for the Utrecht tram attack, as they arrested a new suspect on Tuesday over the deadly shooting. Authorities said they had found a suspicious letter in a getaway car used by Turkish-born […]
(AFP) Dutch police on Monday arrested a Turkish-born suspect over a shooting on a tram in Utrecht that left three people dead in what officials said was a possible terror attack. Police had earlier launched a huge manhunt for Gokmen Tanis, 37, […]
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