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| Dutch arrest after Rotterdam gig cancelled amid terror threat | Dutch arrest after Rotterdam gig cancelled amid terror threat |
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| Police have arrested a 22-year-old man in the southern Dutch province of Brabant, hours after a rock concert was cancelled because of an alert from Spanish police. | Police have arrested a 22-year-old man in the southern Dutch province of Brabant, hours after a rock concert was cancelled because of an alert from Spanish police. |
| The man was detained at 02:00 on Thursday on suspicion of threatening an attack, said public broadcaster NOS. | The man was detained at 02:00 on Thursday on suspicion of threatening an attack, said public broadcaster NOS. |
| The alarm on Wednesday centred on a gig involving US band the Allah-Las, due to perform in Rotterdam's Maassilo. | The alarm on Wednesday centred on a gig involving US band the Allah-Las, due to perform in Rotterdam's Maassilo. |
| A van containing gas canisters was found and its Spanish driver arrested. | A van containing gas canisters was found and its Spanish driver arrested. |
| The reported tip-off from Spanish police came amid a heightened alert less than a week after the jihadist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils in which 15 people died. | The reported tip-off from Spanish police came amid a heightened alert less than a week after the jihadist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils in which 15 people died. |
| Within hours, however, Dutch authorities were playing down any potential link and reports said the van driver was drunk. | Within hours, however, Dutch authorities were playing down any potential link and reports said the van driver was drunk. |
| The Allah-Las have often received threats because of their name and the Spanish warning led to the gig being called off at the last minute. | The Allah-Las have often received threats because of their name and the Spanish warning led to the gig being called off at the last minute. |
| A bomb squad was sent to examine the van and police wearing bulletproof vests were at the venue, which was evacuated. | A bomb squad was sent to examine the van and police wearing bulletproof vests were at the venue, which was evacuated. |
| In an interview last year, the Allah-Las told The Guardian newspaper that they regularly received messages from Muslims offended by the use of the word Allah - Arabic for God - in the group's name. | In an interview last year, the Allah-Las told The Guardian newspaper that they regularly received messages from Muslims offended by the use of the word Allah - Arabic for God - in the group's name. |
| They said they had wanted a religious-sounding name after being inspired by the group The Jesus and Mary Chain. |