Dutch have IS jitters

ARRESTS: TWO HELD FOR POSSIBLE TERROR THREAT, ROCK CONCERT CANCELLED

Police act on Spanish tip-off but warn there could be no link.

Dutch police stepped up a probe yesterday into a possible terror threat, arresting another man after cancelling a Rotterdam concert by a US rock group following a tip-off from Spanish authorities.

The 22-year-old was arrested in a pre-dawn raid on a house in the Brabant region, where there was “also an extensive search,” police said.

The driver of a van with Spanish plates held on Wednesday also remained in custody.

The arrests come after twin vehicle attacks in Spain last week killed 15 people. They were claimed by Islamic State.

In May, a suicide bomber killed 22 people, including seven children, at a concert by US singer Ariana Grande in the English city of Manchester.

“A 22-year-old was arrested yesterday morning in the investigation into a terrorist threat on Wednesday evening in Rotterdam,” police said.

Officials cancelled a concert by Californian rock group Allah-Las. The band said they received e-mails from Muslims offended by their name but “that absolutely wasn’t our intention”.

Police found a “couple of gas canisters” in the driver’s van.

But Dutch authorities have cautioned there may be no link between the van driver and the terror tip-off from Spanish police. –