Dutch police arrest British terror suspect at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
September 19th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by BNO NewsAMSTERDAM (BNO NEWS) — Dutch police on Sunday morning arrested a British terror suspect at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, prosecutors said.
The British citizen, who is of Somali descent, was flying on a route from Liverpool John Lennon Airport in England to Entebbe International Airport in Uganda, but apparently made a stop at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
Prosecutors in the Netherlands said the man was taken into custody by the Royal Marechaussee aboard a plane, shortly before it was due to leave.
“At this moment the man’s possible involvement with a foreign terrorist organization is being investigated,” the country’s prosecutor’s office said. Other information was not immediately released by authorities.
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