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The suspected Vollsmose terrorists are the nine people arrested on charges of terrorism by the Danish police in the Vollsmose neighbourhood of Odense on September 5, 2006.〔(Jihad in Denmark ), Danish Institute for International Studies〕 According to Danish police, the group had been under investigation for quite a while. Lene Espersen, the Danish Minister of Justice, called the plot "the most severe ever in Denmark"〔 and said the group were planning one or more terrorist attacks against targets in Denmark. Prosecutors later revealed that the attacks were meant against "a place where political decisions are made" such as the Folketing, the Danish parliament.〔(Cartoons possible terror motive ), Copenhagen Post, May 10th, 2007〕 ==Suspects== Two of the suspects were released the day of their arrest after preliminary questioning. Two others were released after eight weeks in isolation.〔(Terror suspects maintain innocence ), Copenhagen Post, October 31st, 2006〕 The two denied any involvement in a terrorist plot. One of the men, known as Lars, was 33 at the time and was used by the Politiets Efterretningstjeneste (PET) to infiltrate the group.〔(Reliability of key terror witness questioned ), Copenhagen Post, April 20th, 2007〕 To do so, he posed as a Danish convert to Islam.〔 The four other suspects were charged with planning acts of terrorism. The names of the suspects have not been disclosed. The nine original suspects are two Iraqi brothers, one Kurd, five Palestinians and a Danish convert to Islam. At the time of their arrest they were aged 18, 18, 21, 27, 32, 32, 33. Six are Danish citizens. None of the suspects had a criminal record. Three or four of the suspects traveled together around Denmark engaging young Muslims in debates on Islam and Dawah According to the prosecution, the suspects planned their attacks due to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy and Denmark's participation in the Iraq War.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vollsmose terrorist trial」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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