NETHERLANDS: Dutch authorities have arrested more suspects who they believe may be linked to a plot to attack key sites in the country, including Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, Justice Minister Mr Piet Hein Donner said yesterday.
Local media last week said that Dutch prosecutors believe they have uncovered preparations for the attacks this year on Schiphol - one of Europe's busiest airports - a nuclear power plant, the parliament building and the Defence Ministry in The Hague.
It was not immediately clear who was behind the plot. But local media have said that it came to light after police searched the home of a teenager, now 18, who was arrested in June in connection with an armed robbery investigation and found evidence linking him to plans for an unspecified attack.
The Netherlands has around 1,300 troops in Iraq. The Dutch cabinet last week approved a package of measures to help fight terrorism, including creating a new national anti-terrorism coordinator and increasing the time suspects can be held.