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AMSTERDAM - The Taliban have warned of a possible terrorist attack against the Netherlands in the wake of the government's decision to form a minority government backed by anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders, a press report Monday said.

AMSTERDAM - Muslims in the Netherlands say that remarks by politician Geert Wilders have poisoned attitudes toward them, making them feel unwelcome and at risk, according to complaints disclosed at his hate speech trial Wednesday.

AMSTERDAM - Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders appealed for freedom of expression Monday as he went on trial for alleged hate speech at a time when his popularity and influence in the Netherlands are near all-time highs.

AMSTERDAM - Dutch prosecutors say they are questioning an alleged terror suspect arrested at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport after a tip from British authorities.

AMSTERDAM - Dutch police on Sunday arrested a British man of Somali ancestry at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport for possible links to a terrorist group, a spokesman for the Dutch prosecutors said.
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