Amsterdam: Terrorist attacks foiled - seven arrested
Per www.dutchnews.nl
Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009 5:44:20 PM
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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