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Dutch Police: Suspect Was Preparing ‘Terrorist Attack’ On Concert By LA Band
cbs2la ^ | August 24, 2017 7:00 AM

Posted on 08/24/2017 4:43:34 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Alerted by a detailed tip from Spanish colleagues, Dutch police arrested a 22-year-old man early Thursday and said he was suspected of preparing a “terrorist attack” on a concert by a Los Angeles rock band.

The arrest in Brabant province, south of Rotterdam, came hours after police cancelled a performance Wednesday night by Los Angeles band Allah-Las at a converted grain silo in the heart of the port city.

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Police searched the man’s home after his arrest but released no details of anything they found. His identity was not released, in line with Dutch privacy guidelines.

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The 22-year-old suspect was being questioned by police and prosecutors. If authorities want to prolong his detention they will have to arraign him at a closed-doors hearing with an investigative judge before the end of Friday, prosecution spokeswoman Jeichien de Graaff said.

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It was not clear what the nature of the threat to the concert was, or if the band’s name played any role in the threat.

In an interview with British newspaper The Guardian last year, band members said they chose the word Allah, Arabic for God, because they were seeking a “holy-sounding” name and did not realize it might cause offense.

“We get emails from Muslims, here in the U.S. and around the world, saying they’re offended, but that absolutely wasn’t our intention,” lead singer Miles Michaud told the newspaper. “We email back and explain why we chose the name, and mainly they understand.”

Police in Warsaw, Poland, said security was being beefed up for the band’s performance there Thursday night.

(Excerpt) Read more at losangeles.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: allahlas; concert; laband; terrorthreat

1 posted on 08/24/2017 4:43:34 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Muslims are very upset with the name of the band ,D”OH


2 posted on 08/24/2017 4:46:15 PM PDT by butlerweave (it's the children are)
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To: BenLurkin

Keep his identity under wraps and roll up his contacts.


3 posted on 08/24/2017 4:46:55 PM PDT by joshua c (To disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives)
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To: BenLurkin

Was it the music or the venue?


4 posted on 08/24/2017 4:50:44 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: BenLurkin

Diversity has been really good for the Dutch, eh?.... like everyone else infected with these low-life, pig-faced, POS moslems.


5 posted on 08/24/2017 4:52:04 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

6 posted on 08/24/2017 4:53:23 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Dumb hipsters.


7 posted on 08/24/2017 5:58:29 PM PDT by lodi90
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