Anti-terror cops ‘called to reports of several people injured in shooting in Utrecht’
According to local journalists on the scene, witnesses reported a man in a tram on the way to Utrecht CS pulling out a weapon and shooting several people.
Reporter Yelle Tieleman reported that emergency services were present "en masse" and performing first aid in the tram. He added: "Still unclear how many victims. Emergency services are massively present in the tram, which stands still at 24 Octoberplein."Police are looking hard for the perpetrator. Spokesperson has just confirmed that it has escaped."
Utrecht Police also reported on Twitter that three emergency helicopters had been scrambled to the scene. 24 Oktoberplein-Zuid is a stop on the Utrecht express tram. The entire tram network has now been halted as investigations continue,
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