A scheduled stop in the Netherlands : police arrest terror suspect in Mainz

The Dutch authorities have five men on terror suspicion, one of them in Germany. Four arrests were according to the Dutch police on Saturday morning in the port city of Rotterdam. In the Land of the wanted suspect was arrested in the Rhineland-Palatinate state office of criminal investigation (LKA), on Saturday afternoon in Mainz. The action was a delivery of the Dutch judiciary, the request is based, such as the LKA told.

After this, the arrested stand in the urgent suspicion "of preparations to commit a terrorist attack in the Netherlands involved".

In the case of the man it is a 26-year-old Syrians. He had no residence in Germany and was not in this country, came also criminal in appearance. The man is supposed to be shown on Sunday the detention of judges in Mainz. Referring to further details of the LKA to the Dutch police.

The Rhineland-Palatinate interior Minister Roger Lewentz (SPD), who thanked the participating forces. "The successful arrest action has shown that the cooperation with the Dutch police in countries across the Rhineland-Palatinate police is prepared for such operations."

According to the Dutch police, the arrested men between the ages of 20 and 30 years, from "non-Western" countries. The apartments of the Suspects had been searched. The investigation will continue in the coming days. Up to the conclusion of which they wanted to release any details, said a police spokesman.

office of the public Prosecutor attack on a major event in the Netherlands foiled

In June, two men were in Rotterdam because of an alleged planned attack on security forces in the Netherlands, have been arrested. In September, there were seven arrests of men who were planning, according to the authorities, a larger stop. Of these, three are from Rotterdam and Rotterdam came to the suburb. (dpa)