Nine arrested in Denmark for suspected terrorism

COPENHAGEN, Sep 5 (Reuters) Danish authorities have arrested nine people suspected of planning acts of terrorism, the Danish Security Intelligence Service (PET) said today.

The nine were arrested in Denmark's third largest city, Odense, during the night under Danish anti-terrorism laws introduced after the September 11 attacks in the United States.

''We have arrested nine people in Odense under the terrorism laws,'' a spokesman for the PET told Reuters.

Denmark last month charged five people, following decisions led by Denmark's justice minister.

Four young Muslims arrested last October were charged on August 24 and will face prosecution for trying to obtain weapons and explosives with the intent of carrying out an act of terror.

Earlier last month, Said Mansur, a Moroccan-born Dane accused of inciting fellow Muslims to violent holy war became the first person to face prosecution under the new laws.

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