Commandos storm KLM plane in Cologne
German commandos stormed a KLM plane in Cologne on Friday morning and arrested two terrorists according to news organisation CNN which quoted local media reports. The plane was believed to be bound for Amsterdam.
According to initial reports quoting the German news website of Bild, the two men arrested were a 23-year-old Somali and a 24-year-old German with a Somali background.
The police are reported to have found a suicide note in the home of the men whom they have been watching for two months.
The KL 1804 flight to Amsterdam was due to leave Germany just after 7am with 48 passengers on board, reports Dutch public broadcaster NOS.
Shortly before departure two terrorist suspects were removed from the plane, a KLM spokesman told NOS.
The plane arrived at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport at around 9.15am.
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