Four terror suspects were arrested in the capital Copenhagen on Thursday as investigators across Europe race to foil jihadi plots. Police believe the group were recruited by Islamist extremists in Syria to carry out attacks on the West. Ammunitions and weapons were also found in a connected search in the Danish city, police said. A statement said: "The arrests took place as part of efforts to combat people enlisting in terrorist groups in the war-torn areas in Syria and northern Iraq." More than 125 people from Denmark are believed to have joined ISIS after going to Syria and Iraq, Danish intelligence service PET said in October, adding that at least 27 of them have died there. Danish authorities have been on high alert since two people were killed in shooting attacks on a free speech event and a synagogue in Copenhagen in February last year. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for bombing that killed 32 people in Brussels last month and attacks in Paris on November that killed 130 people.
Counter-terrorism police in Europe have uncovered an ISIS sleeper cell in Denmark. Officials fear that it was planning an attack similar to the March suicide bombings in Brussels (Belgium). The Danish Security and Intelligence Service (SIS) has arrested a man suspected of being part of the terror cell. During a related search in the city, ammunitions and weapons were discovered. The Danish authorities have been on high alert since two people were killed in attacks on a free speech event at a synagogue in the capital in February 2015. It is believed that more than 125 people have left the country to join ISIS.