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Two men from the Detroit area were arrested in Amsterdam on a flight arriving from Chicago, reportedly suspected of assessing the aviation system for a potential future terror attack.
"Suspicious items were located in checked luggage associated with two passengers on United Flight 908 from Chicago O'Hare to Amsterdam," the Transportation Safety Administration said in a written statement. "The items were not deemed to be dangerous in and of themselves."
Law enforcement identified the men as Ahmed Mohamed Nasser al Soofi and Hezam al Murisi. Neither was on the no-fly list, nor were there any active warrants for their arrest.
ABC News, which first reported the arrests, quoted an unnamed U.S. official saying that the pair were charged by the Dutch with "preparation of a terrorist attack." One of the men initially drew suspicion when boarding a flight from Birmingham, Ala., to Chicago, but authorities allowed him to board, ABC News reports.
Another law enforcement official said, as of Monday night, the men had not been charged with anything in the U.S.
FOXNews.com - Two Men Arrested on Terror Suspicion on Flight From Chicago to Amsterdam