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| A rock concert in the Dutch city of Rotterdam has been cancelled and a van containing gas canisters found nearby after a tip-off from Spanish police, the city's mayor says. | |
| The driver of the Spain-registered van was detained by police, Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb told journalists. | |
| The Maassilo venue said a gig by US band Allah-Las had been cancelled in connection with a terror threat. | |
| Mr Aboutaleb said it was not clear if the van and the threat were linked. | |
| The driver of the van was arrested on Mijnsherenlaan and taken for questioning, police said. | |
| "The ring that the police set up around the concert hall led to the detention of a bus with gas bottles," Mr Aboutaleb said. | |
| "Whether the bus with gas bottles can be linked to the threat, that cannot now be established," he added, warning against "swift conclusions". | |
| A bomb squad was examining the van, reports said. Police wearing bulletproof vests were at the venue, which was evacuated and concertgoers were turned away. | |
| In an interview last year, the group told The Guardian newspaper that they regularly received messages from Muslims offended by the use of the word Allah - Arabic for God - in its name. | |
| The group said it had wanted a religious-sounding name after being inspired by the group Jesus and Mary Chain. |