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muriel_volestrangler

(101,146 posts)
Mon Sep 4, 2017, 11:27 AM Sep 2017

Did Dutch 'terrorist hunter' cause Rotterdam attack alert?

When a Rotterdam rock concert by the US band Allah-Las was called off at the last minute in August, Dutch police said they were acting on a Spanish tip-off about a possible terrorist attack.
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He was detained in a dawn raid hours after the club was cordoned off, and held in isolation for a week. Lawyer Karianne Bal says her client's intentions were good; to help catch those who do pose a terror threat.
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However, one member of the group, known as "Jad", denied claims that one of the group's aims was to track down "terrorists". He told the BBC that Jimmy F was active on the forum, but had been acting independently when he engaged in something they call LARPing (Live Action Role Playing), which involves "infiltrating and baiting" individuals who may be planning attacks in Europe.
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Ayoub's identity is unclear, but Jimmy F's friends believe Ayoub shared screen grabs of the chat with the Spanish Guardia Civil police. The Spanish authorities alerted the Dutch authorities, who then shut down the Rotterdam music venue.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41148332

Dumbass. As the Bellingcat group comments in the article, amateurs blundering into groups and talking about 'jihad' are most likely to scare real terrorists off; if they don't do that, they'll create false alarms like this. Yet again, we find that nothing good comes from 4chan.
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