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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ahmad Seir and Aleksandar Furtula

Rotterdam hospital official says questions were raised over alleged gunman's mental state

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A medical student accused of killing three people in shootings at an apartment and a hospital in the Dutch city of Rotterdam had been undergoing psychological examinations to establish whether he was mentally fit to become a doctor, a hospital official said Friday.

The suspect, identified by Dutch media only as Fouad L., was arrested by heavily armed police on Thursday wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying a firearm, police said.

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