Posted on 03/12/2009 2:44:20 PM PDT by dutchiepat
Terrorist attacks foiled - seven arrested
Thursday 12 March 2009
Six men and one woman have been arrested on suspicion of preparing to carry out terrorist attacks on shops in Amsterdam Zuidoost on Thursday.
One of those arrested is a family member of a man connected to the Madrid bombing five years ago, said Amsterdam police chief Bernard Welten at a press confernce on Thursday evening.
The arrests have reduced the threat of attacks but a risk remains, said Welten.
All of those detained by the police are Dutch with a Moroccan background and are aged between 19 and 64 years old.
Although some of them have a police record for violence none has a previous conviction for terrorism, the police commissioner said. He added that further arrests cannot be ruled out.
Police are still searching four addresses in Amsterdam in connection with the investigation.
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WELCOME ABOARD!!!
Great thread! Thanks to all posters.
Gotta be Quakers, after all it is the Religion of Brotherly Love and that is close to saying “Religion of Peace”. BTW, I apologize to any and all Quakers who may have been offended, I know you will forgive me, but the others will Fatwah me!
Amish Jihad alert!
Excellent, you seem like a FReeper with high caliber, er, of high calibre.
Job Cohen is a meddling socialist.
Thanks, I did not know that, but of course it is hardly surprising for a big city mayor.
Maybe, just maybe, we in the US will do the same. But I doubt this will happen since we have one in the WH.
Harumph!
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