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7 held in Dutch anti-terror raids

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Dutch authorities detained seven suspects in a national anti-terrorism operation Friday, officials said.

The chief suspect in the raids in three cities was Samir Azzouz, a 19-year-old Dutch national of Moroccan descent who was acquitted of terrorism charges earlier this year.

Azzouz was allegedly in the process of purchasing automatic weapons and explosives, "probably to carry out an attack with others on several politicians and a government building

Security alert grips Dutch city

Police in the Dutch capital, The Hague, have sealed off a key government building in an operation which does not appear to be a drill.
They gave no explanation for circling the Binnenhof, a castle which houses offices of members of the government.

A spokesman for the Netherlands' anti-terror co-ordination centre was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying the operation was not an exercise.

The country has been on a terror alert since the London bombings in July