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| 3 Dutch Salafists deported from Azerbaijan |
| 2005-12-30 |
| Three citizens of the Netherlands accused of terror have been deported from Azerbaijan, Dutch press reported. The detainees, who are believed to be residents of the Hague, became missing in mid-November. One of them is a member of the Salafi-Takfiri radical Islamic group, according to the Mediaforum website. The foreign nationals’ family members and the Hague Mosque informed the police about their disappearance. The Dutch intelligence service didn’t rule out that the three went to Iraq to join military operations. Early in December, the Dutch citizens told their relatives not to be worry, saying they were on vacation. It was ascertained that the three bought tickets to Istanbul and they are most likely in Turkey, as one of them is reported to be of ethnically Turkish origin. The NRC Handelsblad newspaper reported on December 25 that the Dutch citizens were arrested and extradited to the Netherlands, accompanied by Dutch police officers, who arrived in Azerbaijan for the purpose. Initially, the detainees gave testimonies to the Azerbaijani police and then to the Dutch law enforcement in Baku, according to the newspaper. The three have not been indicted yet and are currently at large, the same source said. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #4 "the Dutch citizens told their relatives not to be worry, saying they were on vacation" Nice place to vacation, Chechnya in December! In Turkey it would be a pretty simple matter to pick up land transport via the thousands of trucks that ply the roads to Chechnya or Iraq. |
| Posted by: TomAnon 2005-12-30 09:25 |
| #3 The mortality rate in Iraq makes Chechnya more attractive. |
| Posted by: Mahou Sensei Negi-bozu 2005-12-30 03:05 |
| #2 Chechnya may be the more likely destination, methinks. |
| Posted by: Dan Darling 2005-12-30 01:36 |
| #1 If you were heading to Iraq via Turkey, it makes little sense to start from Azerbaijan. However, if you were going via Iran then Azerbaijan is a logical place to start. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-12-30 01:35 |