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Danish Police Arrest 8, Foil Terror Plot

Officials say the men, with Mideastern backgrounds, are tied to Al Qaeda

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 4, 2007 8:14 AM CDT

(Newser) – Danish police have arrested eight men they say were plotting a terror attack and were tied to Al Qaeda. The arrest comes after months of surveillance, an intelligence official told a press conference in Copenhagen today, but he declined to say what country was the... Read full story »

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