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| Nine held in Danish terror raids | Nine held in Danish terror raids |
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| Danish police have arrested nine suspected terrorists, the country's security intelligence service says. | Danish police have arrested nine suspected terrorists, the country's security intelligence service says. |
| The suspects, believed to be all men under the age of 30, were picked up during overnight raids in Odense, Denmark's third largest city. | The suspects, believed to be all men under the age of 30, were picked up during overnight raids in Odense, Denmark's third largest city. |
| The country's Justice Minister, Lene Espersen, said it was likely they were planning an attack in Denmark. | |
| The men had been under surveillance for months and were detained on suspicion of planning terror acts. | |
| All nine are due in court later and are being held under anti-terror laws introduced after the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US. | |
| Ms Espersen said: "The clues police found indicate that they were very likely planning an attack somewhere in Denmark. | |
| "It was the most serious matter I have had in my time as justice minister. Police went in and stopped the group as it was preparing an attack." | |
| 'No unnecessary risk' | |
| Lars Findsen, head of the Danish Security Intelligence Service (Pet), said in a statement that the arrests happened in the city's suburb of Vollsmose. | Lars Findsen, head of the Danish Security Intelligence Service (Pet), said in a statement that the arrests happened in the city's suburb of Vollsmose. |
| He said the suspects "had acquired material... to build explosives in connection with the preparation of a terror act". | |
| Mr Findsen did not reveal any planned target of the attack and said it was hard to evaluate how far the suspects had got in their preparations. | Mr Findsen did not reveal any planned target of the attack and said it was hard to evaluate how far the suspects had got in their preparations. |
| "With the general terror situation, the Danish Security Intelligence Service didn't want to run any unnecessary risk." | "With the general terror situation, the Danish Security Intelligence Service didn't want to run any unnecessary risk." |
| The arrests would not prompt Denmark to raise its terror alert, Mr Findsen added. | The arrests would not prompt Denmark to raise its terror alert, Mr Findsen added. |