Former Ivory Coast president faces trial Dutch police have arrested 12 Somali nationals suspected of plotting an imminent terrorist attack in the Netherlands.
Officers raided two internet phone shops and four houses in Rotterdam.
Two hotel rooms in a village to the south of the country were also searched.
No weapons or explosives have been found.
A prosecutor said they wanted to eradicate the threat and the focus of the investigation now will be on any potential connections to terrorist operations planned for other countries.
Six of the suspects live in Rotterdam, five have no fixed address and another is from Denmark.
The Netherlands is seen as a potential target due to its former role with NATO in Afghanistan and the growing influence of an anti-Muslim party at home.
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