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More details on foiled Rotterdam terror attack.
2008-01-03
Dutch daily De Telegraaf reported this morning that the three arrested terrorists where planning to attack the Rotterdam new years party. The newspaper got this information from sources close to the ongoing investigation. Next to the story in the Telegraaf we see more details coming up. An other story indicates the "suspected" terrorists wanted to use explosives to create a blood bath among the 15000 people attending the party. Dutch authorities seem to have been informed in advance as they had double the amount of police officers on duty than for a normal new years eve. An other event was also filmed that evening as a group of people was arrested at gunpoint (not usual way for arrests in the peace loving Low Lands) on one of Rotterdam's bridges.
Posted by:Sneth Snaing4562

#1  Thank you for translating for us, Sneth Snaing4562. I'm afraid my Dutch isn't what it used to be. :-( About the second item: were the bad guys trapped while crossing one of the bridges, or were they trying to set a booby-trap on it?
Posted by: trailing wife   2008-01-03 18:56  

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