6 years, 5 months ago
Amsterdam Pride possible target of foiled terrorist plot: report
A group of seven men arrested in September for planning terrorist attacks in the Netherlands, was considering Amsterdam Pride as a possible target, the main suspect said to an undercover police officer, RTL Nieuws reports based on information from multiple sources. RTL also reports that four of the seven suspects were arrested immediately after receiving terrorism training at a holiday park in Weert. During that training two undercover police officers showed the four suspects how to use firearms and they tried on bomb vests. An anti-terrorism team overpowered and arrested the four suspects shortly after they left the training session.

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