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The Dutch Special Intervention Unit (DSI, an anti-terrorism police unit), arrested three men Monday, suspected of wanting to commit a possible attack. The Public Prosecution reports that the suspects are 31, 32, and 39 years old.
According to the Dutch Intelligence Service (AIVD), the three wanted to commit an attack soon.
The investigation into the case began Sunday, and the men were arrested on New Year's Eve.
It is unclear what the three suspects planned precisely. A spokesperson for the public prosecution did not want to say whether this was an attack with a terrorist motive.
The investigation into the case began Sunday, and the men were arrested on New Year's Eve.
It is unclear what the three suspects planned precisely. A spokesperson for the public prosecution did not want to say whether this was an attack with a terrorist motive.
Update:
The men were arrested in Rotterdam. Two of the men have both Moroccan and Dutch citizenship. One man has no permanent residence and is probably Sudanese.
Five residences were searched and data and correspondence confiscated.
Sources: Telegraaf (Dutch) De Morgen (Dutch)
Update 2:
The prosecution is not releasing any information regarding why these men were arrested. The men can be held for three days and 15 hours, after which the prosecutor must decide whether there's enough evidence to charge them.
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