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.
More follows
Damn Mormons...
Thanks for the thread.
Just a guess here, muslim (never cap)
Ping
I’m guessing they were Amish.
“One of those arrested is a family member of a man connected to the Madrid bombing five years ago”
send them all back. the quran is a terrorist manual.
ML/NJ
That’s funny, I just assumed Muslims but didn’t even notice it wasn’t mentioned. In my mind Muslim and Terrorist are synonymous.
>>Damn Mormons...<<
Your clear anti-Mormon bias is showing.
They were Quakers...
Amsterdam bomb alert was terror threat
Published: Thursday 12 March 2009 20:16 UTC
Last updated: Thursday 12 March 2009 20:16 UTC
There is still little information on a bomb alert that led to a major evacuation in the southeast of Amsterdam. Mayor Job Cohen has said the threat was serious, but refused to comment any further. The IKEA home furnishings store and several other stores on the Arena Boulevard are closed because of the bomb alert, and several office buildings were evacuated. The bomb threat was made to the police around 10.30, and involved several stores, which were all still closed at the time, with the exception of the IKEA breakfast restaurant......
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/zijlijn/6213129/Amsterdam-bomb-alert-was-terror-threat
Moroccan Quakers.
They are the worst kind.
The bomb threats against several stores in south-east Amsterdam today were of a terroristic nature.
Amsterdam police have picked up a number of suspects in connection with today’s bomb threats against the stores.
At a press conference this evening, the ‘triangle’ — Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen; Amsterdam’s chief public prosecutor, Leo de Wit; and head of police, Bernard Welten — announced that 7 people of Dutch nationality with a Moroccan background have been arrested for questioning.
Police have yet to determine whether the seven — 6 men and 1 woman ranging in age from 19 to 64 — are indeed connected to the bomb threats. Several of the people arrested have previously been involved in violent crimes. One of those arrested has a relationship with a person who was involved in the 2004 Madrid train bombing.....
http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/620-amsterdam-escapes-terrorist-attack
OF COURSE they are moslems!
Maybe, just maybe, the Dutch will realize that they made a BIG mistake in letting in so many members of the Death Cult, and kick them out!
Thanks, Vel. My son just returned from Amsterdam. Said the Muslims are really getting a stronghold there, and all over Europe. (guess we already knew that, but it was sobering to hear confirmation.)
I’m frankly surprised they even used the word “terrorist”.
Good job by the authorities. You stay safe.
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