Suspected Utrecht gunman 'intended to terrorise'
A suspected gunman arrested for killing three people on a Dutch tram is believed to have acted with terrorist intent.
Authorities said they are also investigating other possible personal motives.
Dutch prosecutors said they will charge the suspected Utrecht attacker with terrorism following Monday's shooting on a tram in which three people were killed.
Dutch police release an image of Gökmen Tanis, a suspect of the Utrecht tram shooting. Supplied
Prosecutors said they believe that the suspect, 37-year-old Turkish-born Gokmen Tanis, acted alone in the shooting.
"We are investigating whether the suspect acted solely from a terrorist motive, or whether his actions came out of personal problems in combination with a radicalised ideology," the prosecutors said in a statement.
Forensic officers on a tram in Utrecht where three people were killed in a shooting. AAP
Tanis is due to be brought before a judge on Friday and will also undergo psychological examination.
Three people died and five were wounded late Monday morning when a gunman opened fire on a tram in the central city of Utrecht.
Special task forces of the Dutch police surrounds a building in their search for the attacker of the shooting on a tram in Utrecht. AAP
The scene of a shooting in Utrecht. AAP
Tanis, the only suspect in the shooting, was arrested after a seven hour manhunt.
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