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In Denmark, 4 arrested suspected of joining Islamic State In Denmark, 4 arrested suspected of joining Islamic State
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish police say they have arrested four people in greater Copenhagen who are suspected of having “enlisted” in the Islamic State group with the intention to commit terror. COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Four people suspected of having “enlisted” in the Islamic State group with the intention to commit terror have been arrested, Danish police said Thursday.
In a statement, police said all four suspects were, arrested Thursday in Copenhagen. All four suspects, arrested Thursday in Copenhagen and its suburbs, are suspected of violating Danish laws by joining a terrorist organization.
They declined to immediately disclose further details. Police spokesman Poul Kjeldsen said arms and munitions had been found in one location but it was not immediately clear whether that could be connected to the arrests. Kjeldsen said he could not exclude the possibility of more arrests as the investigation continues.
Police said the four suspects have been identified through “a close cooperation” between Denmark’s intelligence agency and the police in the Danish capital. Police declined to disclose further details, saying the prosecution would ask for closed doors at a pre-trial detention hearing Friday, which would bar the publication of details.
The four will face a pre-trial detention hearing Friday. Kjeldsen said the four suspects had been identified through “close cooperation” between Denmark’s intelligence agency and the police in the Danish capital.
Justice Minister Soren Pind said “it was too early to say” what the suspects’ plans were.
“We are now harvesting the fruits of our thorough efforts ... to stop foreign fighters,” Pind said in a television interview.
About 60 Danish nationals have returned from Syria where they have fought alongside Islamic State members. It was unclear whether the four suspects had been in Syria.
The case was not immediately believed to be linked to the arrest of a 20-year-old man in Sweden who has been was charged with preparing to a make a suicide bomb.
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