Monday, July 18, 2005

Hofstad Network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofstad_Network
The Hofstad Network (in Dutch: Hofstadnetwerk or Hofstadgroep) is an Islamist terrorist cell of mostly young Dutch Muslims of mainly North African ancestry. The name "Hofstad" likely refers to the Dutch city The Hague, though Dutch secret service have denied this.
"The network is said to have links to networks in Spain and Belgium. The Syrian Redouan al-Issar is the suspected spiritual leader of the group. Among the known members of the group are Mohammed Bouyeri, the suspect of murdering Dutch film director Theo van Gogh, and Samir Azzouz, suspected of planning terrorist attacks on the Dutch parliament, Schiphol Airport, the Dutch main airport, and a nuclear reactor. The group is influenced by the ideology of Takfir wal-Hijra. They also wanted to kill Dutch members of parliament Geert Wilders and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, as well as mayor Job Cohen and vice-mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb of Amsterdam." [Verified]