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Erdogan Says Turkey Involved in Probe Into Utrecht Shooting Attack

ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) is involved in an investigation into the shooting attack in the Dutch city of Utrecht, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.
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Earlier in the day, a gunman opened fire on a tram outside the city centre, killing three people and wounding nine others. The Dutch police said they were looking for 37-year-old Turkish-born Gokmen Tanis in connection with the attack. The police then said that the suspected perpetrator of the attack had been arrested.

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"It is currently being investigated what kind of attack it was — a domestic or terrorist one. Our MIT is also dealing with [the investigation]," Erdogan said as quoted by Turkey's 7 TV channel.

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Turkey's Anadolu news agency has reported, citing the suspect's Dutch relatives, that Tanis might have perpetrated the attack due to family problems.

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