"MULTIPLE" people have been injured as a result of a shooting on a tram in a residential area of Utrecht, Dutch police have said.
Trauma helicopters have been sent to the scene of the incident, police said on Twitter.
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They are appealing to the public to stay away to allow emergency services to do their work.
#BREAKING: Person has opened fire in a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht; #Netherlands; Multiple people are reported to have been injured pic.twitter.com/y1CDTrTAF5
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) March 18, 2019
Further details were not immediately available.
The investigation into the Utrecht shooting is considering the possibility of a "terrorist motive", Dutch police have said.
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