Now, if they’re dual citizens, strip them of the Danish passport and send them to prison, once out, deport them.
Four Isis ‘recruits’ arrested in Copenhagen
Police were out in large numbers at a residential area in the suburb of Ishøj on Thursday. Photo: Asger Ladefoged/Scanpix
Published: 07 Apr 2016 12:08 GMT+02:00
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“The arrests took place as part of the efforts against people who are recruited to terror groups in war-torn areas in Syria and northern Iraq and on the basis of cooperation between authorities involved in the coordinated action against foreign fighters,” Copenhagen Police wrote in a press release.
All four were suspected of breaking Denmark’s terrorism law while in Syria, police said.
Under Danish terrorism law, “letting oneself be recruited to commit acts of (terrorism)” is punishable with up to six years in jail.
Police said that ammunition and weapons were found at one address, but that the address belonged to someone who is has known gang ties.