Accord­ing to Dutch media, police have launch­ed an invest­igatio­n into the incide­ntDutch police arrested a man carrying two knives and an axe close to an election rally by anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders, the politician and officials said Monday. “The man held on Saturday in Heerlen before leafletting in Heerlen had — so NCTV tells me today — two knives and an axe on him,” Wilders tweeted, referring to the Dutch national anti-terrorism service. “Compliments to the police and the NCTV for their vigilance — a lot of misery was avoided,” added Wilders, who heads the Freedom Party (PVV). Geert Wilders’ right-hand man converts to IslamPolice have launched an investigation, the Dutch news agency ANP reported. Wilders is widely seen as a successor to the far-right populist Pim Fortuyn, who was assassinated in 2002.

Source: The Express Tribune March 11, 2019 17:37 UTC