Denmark Nabs Eight Terror Suspects

Intel Chief Says Men Linked To Al Qaeda Were Plotting Attack, Making Explosives

(CBS/AP)  Denmark's intelligence service arrested eight Islamic militants linked to leading al Qaeda figures in anti-terror raids in the Danish capital, the head of the agency said Tuesday

The men, between ages 19 and 29, were suspected of preparing a terror act involving explosives, said Jakob Scharf, the head of the PET intelligence service.

"With the arrests we have prevented a terror attack," Scharf told reporters at a news conference.

He did not say what the target of the planned attack was.

An advisor to Denmark's intelligence services told CBS News Tuesday the suspects had been "under observation for a long time."

The advisor, who spoke to CBS News on condition of anonymity, said he believes the eight men were planning an attack on an "iconic target." He said a previously-disrupted plot had targeted Copenhagen's main railway station.

Those arrested were six Danish citizens and two foreign nationals with Danish residence permits, Scharf said. The suspects had been under surveillance for a longer period and were arrested after police gathered enough evidence against them, he said.

"They also have been producing an unstable explosive in a densely populated area," Scharf said.

He said Danish investigators had worked with "several foreign cooperation partners" in the probe.

"Those arrested are militant Islamists with connections to leading al Qaeda persons," Scharf said, but did not name those people. "According to our assessment, there is a direct connection to al Qaeda."

The suspects - of Afghan, Pakistani, Somali and Turkish origin - were arrested without incident in separate raids at 2 a.m. local time, Scharf told reporters, declining to say whether more people were sought in the investigation. Eleven locations were raided in and around Copenhagen, including the Ishoej suburb and the Noerrebro district of the capital.

The TV2 News channel reported a 19-year-old electrician was arrested in Ishoej, while a taxi driver in his early 20s was arrested in Noerrebro.

Television news video shot from a helicopter showed bomb squads and forensics agents at those locations.

[toldyouso21]

Europe has been under seige from Terrorists (home grown and foreign ) since the 1960s. Why is it, that in all of that time; they are only now discovering all of these terror cells? True terror cells? Or trumped up charges to curry favor from the Bush Adminstration and to prove they are on board in the "War on Terror" A most ambiguous term--that can be used to justify any number of arrests, spying, wiretapping and imprisoning of people and put it all under the nebulous but righteous banner of "terror suspect"

Maybe we will start getting suspiscious, when the suspects starts being members of other political groups and not just Muslims--then we will see just what a tangled web we are weaving.

True terror attacks? Maybe. Where was all the surveillance 3 or 4 or even 6 years ago? Why did it take an attack on America for Germany, Japan, England and others to really clean their own houses? Go figure.

[usa118]

Right on Magoo2u1...LOL

[magoo2u1]

" do not trust ANY islamic person I don''''t care if they are in india, england, denmark or anywhere else.
Do these people just want to rule the world? ? ?"
It might be wise not to trust any religious fanatic, period. Muslim ,christian any of them. they don''t just want to rule the world and oppress everyone, they want to bring about the end of the world. Muslims want to go see Alah, christians want to go see Jesus. they are going to screw it for those of us that just want to go fishing.

[toolmangler-2009]

. It is interesting to find terrorists in Denmark, too.
Posted by rhs648 at 05:38 PM : Sep 04, 2007

They haven''t gotten even with the Danes for the cartoons yet, but they will keep trying.

[speakinup]

rhs648 - so true. I have seen posts on CBS where folks believe it was the government that made the whole thing up, including the jets that slammed into the towers.

[rhs648]

Good work Danes.

Posted by radiob

radiob - It is ironic that when suspected terrorists are arrested in America, many people either don''t believe they are terrorists, don''t believe there is a threat to our security, or believe that the terrorists are being unfairly accused by our government.

How ironic!

[radiob-2009]

Good work Danes.

[libsluvsuvs]

GOOD FOR THIS LIBERAL NATION..even them understand how to be PROACTIVE..

"The advisor, who spoke to CBS News on condition of anonymity, said he believes the eight men were planning an attack on an "iconic target." He said a previously-disrupted plot had targeted Copenhagen''s main railway station."

...in oppose to what most if not all American Liberals'' position to be REACTIVE.

[rhs648]

The left leaning Bush bashing America haters must still be asleep. They will probably chime in shortly. It is interesting to find terrorists in Denmark, too.

[lars008-2009]

Posted by rushlimpdrug at 03:13 PM : Sep 04, 2007

FASCIST NAZI TERRORISLAM TO ENSLAVE NON MUSLIM WORLD

HAMAS MICKEY MOUSE SAYS
Islamic rule will benefit Christians and Jews
by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook - May 14, 2007
The force behind Hamas TV%u2019s controversial Mickey Mouse clone said today that his children%u2019s television program will continue to promote worldwide Islamic supremacy, for everyone''s benefit, including Christians and Jews.
In a long interview on Hamas TV, Hazim Al-Sha%u2019arawi, Deputy Director of Al-Aqsa TV and one of the creators of the Hamas children%u2019s TV show Tomorrow%u2019s Pioneers, said that using the program to promote Islamic rule over other religions is actually promoting %u201Cjustice, goodness and world love.%u201D
Al-Aqsa TV and the Palestinian Authority have been under fire since PMW reported last week that Tomorrow%u2019s Pioneers was using a character named Farfur, a knockoff of Disney%u2019s Mickey Mouse character, to convey messages about Islamic supremacy as well as hatred of Jews, Israel and the U.S. Despite public statements by PA Minister of Information Mustafa Barghouti that the show would be taken off the air until it could be reviewed and revised, a new episode of the program %u2013 featuring Al-Sha%u2019arawi as one of the hosts %u2013 ran Friday.
http://pmw.org.il/bulletins_may2007.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S995NCeaUg

[rushlimpdrug]

. . . arrested eight Islamic militants . . .

islam is the religion of peace, right?

how queer that peace and militant can be in the same religion.
Maybe they''re trying to take back Denmark?
I do not trust ANY islamic person I don''t care if they are in india, england, denmark or anywhere else.
Do these people just want to rule the world? ? ?

[secundus2]

So what did the Danes get from al Qaida in exchange for taking their ground troops out of Iraq? I suppose they avoided military casualties.
Only the Danes can say whether that was a fair bargain.

[lars008-2009]

IS EUROPE WAKING UP TO THE THREAT OF FASCIST NAZI TERRORISLAM???

Swiss expulsion proposal draws criticism
Under the plan, entire families would be expelled if their children are convicted of a violent crime, drug offenses or benefits fraud.
"We believe that parents are responsible for bringing up their children. If they can''t do it properly, they will have to bear the consequences," Ueli Maurer, president of the People''s Party, told The Associated Press.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070901/ap_on_re_eu/switzerland_deportation_campaign
Netherlands sets plan against extremism
The Dutch government will spend $38 million over the next four years to prevent both the growth of Islamic fundamentalism and right-wing nationalism, an official said Monday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070827/ap_on_re_eu/netherlands_extremists_1
Germany Wants to Spy on Suspects Via Web
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RC4F2O1&show_article=1

[kengaard]

The price of tolerance. If you invite savages into your home, expect savagery.
Its not so much that bleeding heart do-gooders often pay a high price, but that they cause so many of their fellows to also pay that price.
Most good people don''t wake up until it is too late.
Wonder what the gun laws are in Denmark?
http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/freedomline/current/in_our_opinion/Gun-Ownership.htm

[lars008-2009]

NONE OF US IS FREE UNLESS ALL ARE FREE!!!

None Of Us Are Free - Lynyrd Skynyrd
http://www.lyrics007.com/Lynyrd%20Skynyrd%20Lyrics/None%20Of%20Us%20Are%20Free%20Lyrics.html

WHY IS IT NOT ONE MUSLIM COUNTRY GRANTS EQUAL RIGHTS TO NON MUSLIMS???

FASCIST NAZI TERRORISLAM SAYS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATES ISLAM LAW...

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html

For example, in 1981, the Iranian representative to the United Nations, Said Rajaie-Khorassani, articulated the position of his country regarding the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by saying that the UDHR was "a secular understanding of the Judeo-Christian tradition", which could not be implemented by Muslims without trespassing the Islamic law.

http://www.un.org/terrorism/
http://www.un.org/terrorism/strategy-counter-terrorism.html
http://www.un.org/

But the accepted assumption in India is that most of India''s Muslims were converted to Islam through the sword. Meaning the Indians were given an option between death or adopting Islam. The third option was getting examined in Islam religion along with heavy taxes- Jeziya (poll tax) and Kharaj (property tax).
http://adaniel.tripod.com/Islam.htm

this is what fascist nazi islam calls peace....

are you ready to live under islam rule as a non muslim???

apartheid fascist nazi islamic style

Rights of Non-Muslims in an Islamic State
http://www.sullivan-county.com/id3/islamic_state.htm

[edintex]

Why isn''t any of those far left nut cases we see commenting here on CBS posting a comment on this story? They, like us normal US patriotic citizens, should be very happy for Denmark and the world that more Islamo-terrorists were caught before they could kill more innocent people.

Those same left wing nuts are likely sad that their innocent brothers were caught in Denmark. The left probably doesn''t see these 6 guys as terrorists. Afterall, according to the wacko left, isn''t terrorism supposed to be President Bushs fault and perpetrated soley by him and Vice President Cheney too?

No, they won''t comment on this story because they cannot spin it into something negative about President Bush, Republicans or honest hard working Christians.

[perception5]

It''s nice to see America''s allies around the world working to fight terrorism like our President.

When are the Democrats and their pals in America''s corrupt liberal MSM wolfpack press going to join the "Team"?

Don''t hold your breath the Dems and the wolfpack are working together in order to put more Do Nothing Dems in our Congress and White House.

Really sad.

[robertkjjj]

Another nice present to the West from the "Religion of Peace."

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