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| KLM plane in German terror alert | |
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| German commandos have arrested two men on a Dutch aeroplane at Cologne airport, police say. | German commandos have arrested two men on a Dutch aeroplane at Cologne airport, police say. |
| A Somali, 23, and a Somali-born German, 24, were detained after a months-long surveillance operation and were suspected of planning attacks. | A Somali, 23, and a Somali-born German, 24, were detained after a months-long surveillance operation and were suspected of planning attacks. |
| The men had intended to carry out "holy war" and police found suicide notes in their flat, a police official told German television. | The men had intended to carry out "holy war" and police found suicide notes in their flat, a police official told German television. |
| The KLM passenger carrier had been bound for Amsterdam. | The KLM passenger carrier had been bound for Amsterdam. |
| The plane was stormed at 0655 (0455 GMT) , police spokesman Frank Scheulen told AFP news agency. | |
| The two men were removed from the plane, which had been preparing to take off from the airport in western Germany, reports said. | |
| No one from KLM was immediately available for comment. |