The arrested men are aged from 21 to 34 years old, and three of them have already been convicted for attempts to join the Daesh* terrorist organization in Syria. The police detained them in the eastern Dutch cities of Arnhem and Weert, according to the prosecution.
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"The plan may have involved jackets packed with explosives and Kalashnikovs at an event and a car bomb elsewhere. The investigation into the exact target is still ongoing… The suspects were looking for AK47s, hand guns, hand grenades, suicide jackets and the ingredients for a car bomb… They had also been looking for training in the use of guns and the suicide jackets," the Public Prosecution Service said in a statement, as quoted by the Dutch News media outlet.
The detained individuals are currently isolated. On Friday, they will appear in court for a remand hearing, according to the statement.
*Daesh (also known as ISIS/ISIL/IS) is a terrorist group banned in Russia