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| Extra checks on British arrivals to Netherlands |
| 2005-07-24 |
| The Netherlands tightened border security for passengers coming from the United Kingdom immediately after Thursday’s public transport explosions in London. Arrivals from Britain now face more checks at air- and seaports. No further extra security measures have been put in place, though awareness remains heightened, a spokesperson for the Nationaal Coördinator Terreurbestrijding (NCTb) said on Thursday. The tightened border security is intended to make it possible to intercept or later catch fugitives. Two weeks ago, after the first series of attacks, the response was the same. In other respects, too, the NCTb says the situation resembles that of two weeks ago. There is no reason to assume that a threat to the Netherlands follows from the events in London, thus no extra security measures are needed. Security around British objects was and remains heightened. The terrorist threat level in the Netherlands has been substantial for more than a year, meaning there is a general threat of attack but there is no specific information on who, what, where or when. |
| Posted by:rkb |
| #11 More of a dipshit at this point. I'll dump him if he keeps it up, but I assume he'll get tired soon and go back to DU. |
| Posted by: Fred 2005-07-24 22:18 |
| #10 troll |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-07-24 22:05 |
| #9 I stand corrected--I love your knowledge of the French language--you may continue your personal attacks! Happy now? And SOO impressed by the Ivy League background--guess your family took care of you like GW's did--getting your dumbass in there as a legacy |
| Posted by: AgentProvocateur 2005-07-24 21:51 |
| #8 AgentProvacateur, if you're so intelligent, how come you can't spell provocateur? In my years in the Ivy League academy I found that most lefty intellectuals were poseurs. Maybe you should change your nic to AgentPoseur. |
| Posted by: jolly roger 2005-07-24 21:39 |
| #7 Agent provoked--thanks for the intelligent discourse! |
| Posted by: AgentProvacateur 2005-07-24 21:27 |
| #6 AgentProvacateur, and we owe you a kick in the ass. |
| Posted by: AgentProvoked 2005-07-24 21:17 |
| #5 What a hateful remark Jennie T about Europeans! Let's not forget that our dominant culture came from Europe--unless your relatives came on a slave ship! I know, I know we owez ya some $$$ |
| Posted by: AgentProvacateur 2005-07-24 21:15 |
| #4 The Euros have a tendency to do stupid things when they meltdown; though I prefer to think of it as undamped oscillation. Put on your seatbelts. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-07-24 19:25 |
| #3 The Dutch have plenty of "home-grown" jihadis to worry about without picking on the Brits, although this move probably is smart. And this is yet another sign that the whole "social and political unity" model of the EU is in complete meltdown. (I love it!) |
| Posted by: Jennie Taliaferro 2005-07-24 18:35 |
| #2 Reactionary is deadly. Take the offensive you fools. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-07-24 18:24 |
| #1 of course, because the London bombers were "British" |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2005-07-24 17:48 |