Police 'seriously' considering terrorism as Utrecht shooting motive after suspicious note found in gunman's getaway car

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Police 'seriously' considering terrorism as Utrecht shooting motive after suspicious note found in gunman's getaway car
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Investigation yields no evidence that suspect may have known victims, as was claimed in Dutch and Turkish media, authorities say

“The investigation has so far revealed no relationship between the main suspect and the victims,” a police statement said.The victims were identified on Tuesday as a 19-year-old woman from Vianen and two men, aged 28 and 49, from Utrecht.The development came after police arrested a third person on suspicion of involvement in the tram shooting.

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