Dutch police detain suspect in concert terror threat
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Alerted by a detailed tip from Spanish colleagues, Dutch police arrested a man Thursday and questioned him on suspicion of preparing an attack on a concert in Rotterdam by an American rock band.
But the Dutch justice minister suggested later in the day that the suspect may only have sent a threatening message.
The 22-year-old man was being interrogated to determine exactly what his role was in the threat, police spokeswoman Svetlana Westermeijer said. No charges had been filed yet.
The arrest in a town identified by Dutch media as Zevenbergen, south of Rotterdam, came hours after police cancelled a performance Wednesday night by the Los Angeles band Allah-Las at a converted grain silo in the heart of the port city.