11 arrested in 3-nation anti-terror operation
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November 24, 2010, Wednesday
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FEDERAL prosecutors in Belgium said yesterday that 11 suspects had been detained in an anti-terror sweep in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
Those targeted were suspected of planning an attack in Belgium while others were suspected of involvement in recruiting for an alleged Chechen terror organization.
Seven were detained in Belgium's port city of Antwerp, three in Amsterdam and one near the German city of Aachen.
The arrests were not linked to recent reports of possible attacks in Germany, said Judith Sluiter, a spokeswoman for the Dutch National Coordinator for Counterterrorism.
Ten homes were searched in the three nations yesterday morning, and 11 suspects of Belgian, Dutch, Moroccan or Russian nationality were detained, all men in their 20s or 30s, said Leen Nuyts, spokeswoman for the Belgian prosecutors office. They follow related arrests in Spain, Morocco and Saudi Arabia.
The Belgian prosecutors said "there was talk of plans for an attack in Belgium by an international jihadist organization" which uses the website Ansar al Mujahideen. The site of the alleged attack had not been specified, they said.
Police also targeted "the recruiters, candidate jihadists and financing" for the Caucasus Emirate.
Police in Germany confirmed that one person was arrested near Aachen at the request of Belgian authorities, in connection with suspicion of recruiting men in Belgium to fight in Chechnya.
Dutch prosecutors said they had detained three men aged 25, 26 and 28 in Amsterdam at the request of Belgian authorities.
Those targeted were suspected of planning an attack in Belgium while others were suspected of involvement in recruiting for an alleged Chechen terror organization.
Seven were detained in Belgium's port city of Antwerp, three in Amsterdam and one near the German city of Aachen.
The arrests were not linked to recent reports of possible attacks in Germany, said Judith Sluiter, a spokeswoman for the Dutch National Coordinator for Counterterrorism.
Ten homes were searched in the three nations yesterday morning, and 11 suspects of Belgian, Dutch, Moroccan or Russian nationality were detained, all men in their 20s or 30s, said Leen Nuyts, spokeswoman for the Belgian prosecutors office. They follow related arrests in Spain, Morocco and Saudi Arabia.
The Belgian prosecutors said "there was talk of plans for an attack in Belgium by an international jihadist organization" which uses the website Ansar al Mujahideen. The site of the alleged attack had not been specified, they said.
Police also targeted "the recruiters, candidate jihadists and financing" for the Caucasus Emirate.
Police in Germany confirmed that one person was arrested near Aachen at the request of Belgian authorities, in connection with suspicion of recruiting men in Belgium to fight in Chechnya.
Dutch prosecutors said they had detained three men aged 25, 26 and 28 in Amsterdam at the request of Belgian authorities.
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