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Suspects in possible dry run bombing arrested in Amsterdam
Yesterday, security at Amsterdam's main airport
arrested two men suspected as terrorists.
Both men are from Yemen. They were on a flight from Chicago to Amsterdam.
Ahmed Mohamed Nasser al Soofi was catching a connecting flight from Alabama to Chicago
when he was searched at a security point.
He was carrying US$7,000 cash,
and plastic bottles taped with cell phones and watches.
None of what he had were prohibited items. He was let go.
He checked his luggage to Washington D.C.,
but boarded a flight from Chicago to Amsterdam instead.
Hezem Abdullah Thabi al Murisi was on the same flight.
He also checked his luggage to Washington D.C.
The U.S. airport security found them suspicious.
They contacted Holland.
The pair were arrested after having exited the plane.
It's almost 9 years since the 911 attack.
American media has reported that the 2 men could be terrorists,
bombers on a dry run preparing for a bigger hit.