3 dead, 5 injured in possible terror shooting attack on Dutch tram

A lot is unclear, said Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg, head of the NCTV, at a press conference in The Hague. "One perpetrator is on the run. It is our priority to catch this perpetrator. This is a complicated operation. I do not exclude there are more perpetrators, but I cannot say that with certainty."

"Our country is shocked today by the attack in Utrecht," Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said during a press conference with Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus of Security and Justice in The Hague. "The police and the public prosecutor are investigating what exactly happened. A terrorist motive is not excluded."

"This is horrible," Rutte continued. "We do everything to catch the perpetrator or perpetrators as quickly as possible. If it is an act of terror, only one answer is appropriate. It is an attack on our civilization. Our rule of law and democracy are stronger than fanaticism and violence. We will not bow to intolerance."