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7 Busted in Amsterdam Bomb Plot

Shops shut, concert canceled as tipster warns of 'many casualties'

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(Newser) – Amsterdam police have busted seven people linked to a large-scale bomb plot in the city, authorities announced. An anonymous tipster told police the terror gang was planning an action aimed at "claiming casualties in busy places"; targets included megastores, reports the BBC. Several stores and a movie theater were closed, and a concert by The Killers was canceled as a precaution. All those arrested have joint Dutch and Moroccan citizenship. One is related to a suspect in the 2004 Madrid train bombings.

Dutch police give directions to shoppers after sealing off a major shopping street in Amsterdam yesterday. Seven people have been busted for allegedly plotting a terror attack in the city.
Dutch police give directions to shoppers after sealing off a major shopping street in Amsterdam yesterday. Seven people have been busted for allegedly plotting a terror attack in the city.   (AP Photo/Evert Elzinga)
Dutch police order customers away from a shopping area in Amsterdam, believed to be one of the targets of suspected terrorists.
Dutch police order customers away from a shopping area in Amsterdam, believed to be one of the targets of suspected terrorists.   (AP Photo/Evert Elzinga)
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United_States_of_Entertainment
Mar 13, 09 2:34 AM CDT
phew! i'm glad they caught these assholes. Reply
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riffran
Mar 13, 09 3:37 AM CDT
damn right.....gee correct me if I am wrong, but isn't Morroco primarily Islamic...hmmm is that a cooincedence? Reply
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NutsInNY
Mar 13, 09 9:32 AM CDT
The "coincidence" is when you cherry-pick stories from the headlines to validate your pre-existing anti-Muslim bias, yet make no mention of religion with regards to other front page stories: Alabama gunman... German gunman... IRA violence... French workers take hostage... Believe me, Muslims are just as human as anyone else. (Maybe you would be convinced if you had seen the terrified faces of the Muslim mommies and daddies I stood beside on 9/11, cradling their crying babies as we watched the World Trade Center bldgs go down. Please don't pick on those gentle neighbors of mine, OK?)
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radnip
Mar 13, 09 5:23 AM CDT
Crap, aren't they from Iraq? Reply
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riffran
Mar 13, 09 9:22 PM CDT
well it does seem that there is more evidence of violent islamic actions in the present than altruistic...but you have a valid lucid, non hatefull request, spoken out of genuine concern for people who suffered through a tragedy that was none of their doing. So tell ya what......I will lay off the "muslims" in general, and tone down any anti islamic rhetoric. Can I expect equal moderation in regards to christians, that I see equally derided in the many postings there, by many others?....So Ill "behave"....truce? Reply
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