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In the end, this did not lead to a performance. The suspects did not have the necessary weapons at Pride Amsterdam.
Detailed view of preparations
A spokesman for the organization said he did not want to react substantially. "In general, we never make a statement about the safety of pride." The municipality of Amsterdam has said it does not want to make any statement about the case. "In this case, we leave that to the Attorney General's office," said Mayor Halsema's spokesman.
The Crown does not confirm or deny that pride was mentioned. A spokesman pointed out that the group's preparations had not finally reached a level where there was a specific goal. "The prosecution has previously indicated that the use of many special investigative means had allowed suspects to inquire about preparations, and the police and prosecutor had intervened before reaching a goal. specific." 19659003] In early July, the main suspect, Hardi N., met at the central station of Arnhem an undercover police officer who claimed to be able to deliver goods for the purpose of an attack. In this conversation, according to the police's infiltrator, N. said that he had "the plan to conduct an attack on the Gay Parade in late August."
N. also explained that he wanted to use several terrorists: two with suicide bombers. , two others with kalashnikovs. Sources confirm it in RTL Nieuws
Pride Amsterdam, which used to be called Gay Pride. The highlight is the Parade Canal, a colorful boat parade that attracts several hundred thousand visitors every year. The event took place this year from July 28 to August 5 and not at the "end of August," said the main suspect to the seeker.
Jelle van Buuren, a researcher in terrorism at the University of Leiden, says Pride Amsterdam makes sense. target. "It's a very big event that many people are in. It's hard to get."
Many victims
"In that sense, you can launch this attack while you are almost certain that there are many casualties will fall," said Van Buuren. "It will also be given great attention and it will cause great turbulence in society."
Van Buuren mentions an additional reason for wanting to attack Pride. "This event is of course also a very pernicious event of jihadist ideology because it is about homosexuality."
Nightclub
Research has a second potential target. It would be a nightclub. The suspects wanted to sneak through the emergency exits. Then shoot between the night crowd and blow up.
One of the suspects said, according to the police's infiltrator, that the group would like to do something similar "as did the brothers in France"
. Paris
This seems to refer to the bloody attacks of November 2015 in Paris. It was a series of six bombings at the belt of bombs and Kalashnikov at the Stade de France, during a concert in Bataclan and in cafes and restaurants. 137 people were killed – including the seven attackers – and more than 400 were injured
The spokesman for the prosecution said that he was not able to answer the details of the 39, investigation by RTL. "The prosecution will not give further explanations about the investigation in the media, but at the hearing in court."
Not all lawyers for terrorism suspects are responding for the time being.
Infiltrate
RTL Nieuws announced earlier that the police had infiltrated the alleged terrorist cell. In September, the police were seized with "large-scale claims from suspects". As a result, research took place
On September 27, seven suspects were arrested in Weert and Arnhem. RTL's research revealed that the police had already delivered five invalid small arms to the group earlier in the day. These weapons were discovered during the detentions.
Many victims
According to the public prosecutor and the police, the arrests have foiled an attack: "The plan was probably to attack AK47 with bombs and Kalashnikovs during an unloading event from a car bomb to another place ".
In addition, the suspects would have wanted to make many victims. The Attorney General said at the time that research was still going on "precisely".
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