(Dutch News) The trial of six men said to have been planning a major terrorist attack in the Netherlands began in Rotterdam on Wednesday.
The six were arrested after a major police undercover operation in September 2018 but the man police claim is the ringleader has accused the authorities of entrapment.
The investigation began into 34-year-old Hardi N, an Iraqi national, following a tip-off from the AIVD security service in early 2018.
At the time, the police said a “major terrorist attack” had been averted, although details about what the gang were planning to do were thin.
“The plan may have involved jackets packed with explosives and Kalashnikovs at an event and a car bomb elsewhere. The investigation into the exact target is still ongoing,” the public prosecution department said at the time.
