Police arrest 3 people in Denmark, 1 in the Netherlands on suspicion of planning terror attacks

By JAN M. OLSEN
Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police say three people have been arrested in coordinated actions across Denmark and one person was arrested in the Netherlands. Danish police said on Thursday that the suspects plotting to carry out “a act of terror.” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the situation was “extremely serious.” A senior official from the Danish intelligence service told a news conference the case had “threads abroad” and “was related to criminal gangs,” singling out the banned gang Loyal to Familia. The suspects will face a custody hearing within 24 hours. In the Netherlands, authorities confirmed that a 57-year-old Dutch man was arrested in Rotterdam based on a request from German authorities.