Utrecht shooting suspect to remain in detention for another 2 weeks

Utrecht shooting suspect to remain in detention for another 2 weeks
The Utrecht District Court said the judge had ruled that he should be permitted to communicate only with a lawyer.
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A Dutch judge on Friday extended for two weeks the detention of the suspect in a shooting that killed three people in the city of Utrecht this week. Prosecutors accuse Gokmen Tanis, 37, of carrying out the March 18 shooting aboard a tram out of terrorist motive. The Utrecht District Court said the judge had ruled that he should be permitted to communicate only with a lawyer.

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