THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Seven men were arrested Thursday in the Netherlands on suspicion of plotting a large-scale extremist attack that Dutch prosecutors said they think was foiled following a months-long investigation. “In a sense it is serious, but luckily it’s also good news – a terrorist cell that was plotting an attack has been taken down,” Grapperhaus said. “They weren’t so far that it was a danger to society, in the sense that it was nearly too late. But they were quite far in their preparations.”The men were to be brought before an investigating judge on Friday at a behind-closed-doors hearing. “Jihad networks are also active in the Netherlands with the intention to plot attacks in Europe,” the office said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 27, 2018 21:11 UTC