Dutch police arrest Muslim teen with homemade bomb News
Dutch police arrest Muslim teen with homemade bomb

[JURIST] Police in the Netherlands announced Wednesday the arrest of a 17-year-old boy as part of an investigation into the Hofstad terrorist group that killed filmmaker Theo van Gogh [JURIST report]. Police found a homemade bomb in the boy's room. Although he was investigated for publishing extremist Muslim texts on the Internet, they doubt he is a member of the group [AFP report]. He is charged with acting to prepare an attack. Bloomberg has more. From Amsterdam, NOS television provides local coverage in Dutch.

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