Terror Arrests in Netherlands
Charles Johnson
Fri Oct 14, 2005 at 8:04 am PDT • Views: 249
Following new Islamic threats against Dutch MPs Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Geert Wilders, Dutch police have arrested seven people in connection with terrorism.
Police in The Netherlands have made seven anti-terror arrests in three cities, as security forces ringed government offices in The Hague.
Six men and a woman were detained in raids in The Hague, Amsterdam and nearby Almere, the national prosecutor’s office said. They include one man recently acquitted of planning terror attacks.
Police did not comment on reports of gunshots in The Hague during Friday’s arrest operation.
Riot police moved in to strengthen security at the Binnenhof castle in the city where Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and others have offices.
The BBC’s Geraldine Coughlan reports that the arrests come a day after renewed threats against two members of parliament, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Geert Wilders. Both are outspoken critics of radical Islam.
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