Terrorism Dry Run

Authorities apparently allowed the dry run to occur.

Two men taken off a Chicago-to-Amsterdam United Airlines flight in the Netherlands have been charged by Dutch police with “preparation of a terrorist attack,” U.S. law enforcement officials tell ABC News.

U.S. officials said the two appeared to be travelling with what were termed “mock bombs” in their luggage. “This was almost certainly a dry run, a test,” said one senior law enforcement official.

Two Muslim men were arrested, Ahmed Nasser Al-Soofi and Hezem Al-Murisi.

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