Several injured in shooting in Dutch city of Utrecht, police not ruling out 'terror motive'

Several people were injured after a shooting in a tram at the 24 Oktoberplein junction in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday, local police confirmed.

Screenshot from Twitter.

The incident took place at around 10:45 a.m. local time, Utrecht's police announced on Twitter.

The area has been fenced off. 

An investigation into the shooting is underway and the police have not ruled out terrorism as the motive behind the incident.

The exact number of causalities is still unclear.

(CGTN)