Utrecht tram shooting suspect suspected of 3 criminal offenses with terror motive: prosecutor

The HAGUE, March 21(Xinhua) -- The suspect of The tram shooting on Monday in Utrecht is for now suspected of three criminal offenses with a terrorist motive, The public prosecutor announced on Thursday.

The offenses are multiple murder or manslaughter with a terrorist objective, an attempt to do The foregoing and threat with a terrorist objective. The 37-year-old suspect will be brought before The examining magistrate judge on Friday.

During The shooting at The 24 Oktoberplein in Utrecht on Monday three people were killed and several wounded. The investigation is still ongoing. The prosecutor stated that no relationship has yet been found between The suspect and The victims and that There are no indications that The suspect received any help from oTher persons during The shooting incident.

"FurThermore, it is investigated wheTher The accused acted solely for The sake of a terrorist motive, or wheTher his actions were based on personal problems in combination with radicalized ideas," The prosecutor stated.