On Monday morning, Several people have been injured in a shooting in the central Dutch city of Utrecht police said. The shooting incident was reported at 10:45 hours. Multiple people have reportedly injured in the shooting incident, the Utrecht Police tweeted. The Utrecht police said a square at a tram station outside the city center had been cordoned off as emergency services were at the scene. More details are awaited.

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Utrecht Police said "A shooting occurred on the 24 Octoberplein in Utrecht. The incident has been reported at 10.45 hours. Multiple people have been injured. The surrounding area has been cordoned off and we are investigating the matter,".

The Utrecht police Twitter account said "Shooting incident... Several injured people reported. Assistance started,". "It is a shooting incident in a tram. Several trauma helicopters have been deployed to provide help." Local media showed photographs of masked, armed police and emergency vehicles surrounding a tram that had stopped near a road bridge "It is a shooting incident in a tram. Several trauma helicopters have been deployed to provide help.".

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Here it is to be noted that Tram traffic in the area was halted, operator Qbuzz was quoted as saying by the ANP news agency. The Dutch city shooting has come nearly a week after a gunman opened fire in two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch area. At least 50 people who had gathered in the mosques for Friday prayers were killed in the shooting. The gunman, identified as 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant, was arrested soon after.