Dutch clear 5 of 12 detained Somalis of terrorism

AMSTERDAM (AFP) - Dutch prosecutors say they have cleared five of the 12 men who were arrested in Somalia on the eve of Holiday Birth on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in the Netherlands.

Are the ones who arrested the man after a tip from intelligence and said an attack could be imminent. There was no information on the alleged goal, in spite of Rotterdam is one of the largest malls in Europe.

Prosecutors said Sunday it had no evidence of the involvement of criminal charges against five men. The three were released who do not have valid residence permits were handed over to the immigration police, and two of the Dutch population.

Authorities must decide by Tuesday whether to ask for court permission to continue the investigation of the remaining seven people or for their release.