Dutch broadcaster NOS said police had surrounded a building where the suspected gunman was believed to be holed up. There was no immediate word on who the gunman was or on the precise number or identity of the victims. A reporter for NOS said a white sheet had been placed over a body near the tram where the shooting had taken place. NOS quoted Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg, head of the Netherlands' counter-terrorism agency, as saying the shooting "appears to be a terrorist attack", echoing an earlier comment by police. Utrecht police said the tram station stop in a square outside the city centre had been cordoned off.

Source: bd News24 March 18, 2019 11:48 UTC