Tram Shooting in Utrecht, Netherlands?

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Tram Shooting in Utrecht, Netherlands?

Post by Forty Two » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:59 pm

What'st he skinny?
“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar

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Post by rainbow » Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:02 pm

Forty Two wrote:
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What'st he skinny?
Up the medication. You are still not making sense.
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Post by Joe » Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:05 pm

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Post by Forty Two » Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:08 pm

rainbow wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:02 pm
Forty Two wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:59 pm
What'st he skinny?
Up the medication. You are still not making sense.
What's the skinny means "what's the news?" https://www.urbandictionary.com/define. ... e%20skinny
“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar

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Re: Tram Shooting in Utrecht, Netherlands?

Post by Forty Two » Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:09 pm

No description of the shooter?

They only know he was a "man?"
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Post by rainbow » Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:14 pm

Forty Two wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:08 pm
rainbow wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:02 pm
Forty Two wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:59 pm
What'st he skinny?
Up the medication. You are still not making sense.
What's the skinny means "what's the news?" https://www.urbandictionary.com/define. ... e%20skinny
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Post by Rum » Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:17 pm

SD went ‘Scottish”? :smoke:


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Post by Joe » Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:22 pm

Forty Two wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:09 pm
No description of the shooter?

They only know he was a "man?"
Guess you'll have to wait.
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Re: Tram Shooting in Utrecht, Netherlands?

Post by Forty Two » Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:51 pm

Joe wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:22 pm
Forty Two wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:09 pm
No description of the shooter?

They only know he was a "man?"
Guess you'll have to wait.
Not sure why. One would think any identifying information would be helpful from a public safety standpoint.
“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar

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Re: Tram Shooting in Utrecht, Netherlands?

Post by NineBerry » Mon Mar 18, 2019 3:52 pm

A man wearing a blue jacket.

Police are searching for 37 year old Gökmen Tanis. Picture at https://twitter.com/PolitieUtrecht/stat ... 6685188096

Police say it's possible this is not a terror attack, but a "family drama".

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Re: Tram Shooting in Utrecht, Netherlands?

Post by Svartalf » Mon Mar 18, 2019 3:55 pm

yeah right, well, Mr Tanis ought to have been institutionalized if that's his response to family trouble.

I've heard he was a "turkish refugee"... does anybody know if he might have ties to the Fetullah GÜlen network?
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Re: Tram Shooting in Utrecht, Netherlands?

Post by NineBerry » Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:13 pm

One just has to love the Dutch language. The Dutch word for "a shooting" is "schietincident"

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Re: Tram Shooting in Utrecht, Netherlands?

Post by Alan B » Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:27 pm

BBC - 17 minutes ago
Dutch shooting: Utrecht police hunt gunman after three killed
Five others were injured in the incident, which the authorities say appears to be a terrorist attack.

Police are looking for a 37-year-old Turkish man named as Gokmen Tanis and have warned people not to approach him.

Schools have closed and security has been increased while counter-terrorism police work to find the gunman.
They're still thinking it could be a 'terrorist' attack.
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Re: Tram Shooting in Utrecht, Netherlands?

Post by Joe » Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:33 pm

Forty Two wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:51 pm
Joe wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:22 pm
Forty Two wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:09 pm
No description of the shooter?

They only know he was a "man?"
Guess you'll have to wait.
Not sure why. One would think any identifying information would be helpful from a public safety standpoint.
Do you think they were withholding information, or just didn't know yet?
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Re: Tram Shooting in Utrecht, Netherlands?

Post by NineBerry » Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:33 pm

There'll be a press conference in 20 minutes.

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