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Wednesday, 7 September 2016 - 10:09

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Tilburg woman arrested on jihadist suspicions

A 31-year-old woman was arrested in the home in Tilburg last week after the police received information that she was planning to leave for Syria to join a terrorist organization, the police announced on Tuesday. The woman was arrested on August 31st. According to the police, she planned to leave for Syria in the "short term". She was arraigned on Tuesday. The magistrate decided to keep her in custody for another two weeks.

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