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...were acquitted of terrorism charges. Judge Clementina Forleo noted that the 1999 draft U.N. convention on terrorism stipulates that paramilitary activity in war zones does not violate international law as long as it does not target civilians. Because there was no evidence that the men recruited by the two Moroccan and three Tunisian defendants planned to attack civilians, Forleo ruled that their actions hadn't "exceeded guerrilla activity" - even though she conceded that the men had signed up militants to go to Iraq. They were convicted of immigration offenses. The terror judgment sparked "rage and disbelief" from Italian Foreign Minister...
Investigators say the murder suspect, a Dutch Moroccan named Mohammed Bouyeri, was a peripheral member of a radical Islamic group referred to as the Hofstad Network, which is linked to terrorist gangs in Spain and Belgium. A dozen suspected members have since been arrested in the Netherlands, where the death of van Gogh, who often slurred Muslims with unprintable epithets, has forced a tolerant country to rethink its freedoms. --By Andrea Gerlin. With reporting by Lauren Comiteau and Abi Daruvalla
...lounge has a more sinful appeal: its walls are bedecked with sumptuous rugs, and Moroccan-style lamps offer just as much light as is necessary for polite dining. Pillowed banquettes ensure a relaxed mood, as does the full...
...Gogh was reviled by many of the country's nearly 1 million Muslims, who comprise about 6% of its population. "It's increasingly less pleasant for Muslims in the Netherlands," says Driss El Boujoufi, deputy chairman of the Union of Moroccan Mosque Organizations. "Society is becoming more divisive...
...down radical mosques. Dutch police believe Mohammed B. was part of a terror cell called the Hofstad Netwerk, whose alleged leader, Syrian Redouan al-Issar, preached at Mohammed B.'s home. Around a dozen alleged members of the cell have been picked up so far, including Samir Azzouz, a Moroccan arrested in the Netherlands this year for allegedly plotting attacks on government and public sites, and Abdeladim Akouad, another Moroccan detained near Barcelona last year. Dutch police who stormed an apartment in the Hague last week were met by a grenade. After a 14-hour siege, four police had been...