‘Acquiring a weapon is common practice in Syria’ — Dutch court rejects bail plea for Syrian asylum seeker accused of plotting terror attack (opens in new tab)

A Dutch court has refused to release a Syrian asylum seeker accused of preparing a terrorist attack after his lawyer argued that discussions about obtaining firearms should not be viewed as suspicious because “acquiring a weapon is common practice for Syrians.” The defense made the claim during a bail hearing for 34-year-old Mousa A., who […]