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Source: http://www.jta.org/2016/12/04/news-opinion/world/dutch-police-arrest-suspects-in-planned-synagogue-attack

Dutch Police Arrest Suspects in Planned Synagogue Attack

(JTA) Dutch police arrested several suspects in connection with jihadists' unrealized plan to attack a synagogue in southern Amsterdam last January, according to a police document obtained by the Telegraaf. The main suspect in the ring, connected to Amsterdam's Arrayan Sunni mosque, is "Abdelhakim," of Moroccan descent. Several Muslims have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the plan. The report came amid discussions on replacing the permanent police protection at some Amsterdam synagogues with a cheaper video surveillance system. The Jewish community of the Netherlands opposes the plan, citing elevated risk.

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