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Dutch Intelligence Services Arrest Eighteen-Year-Old in Military Surveillance Investigation

Dutch anti-terrorism authorities have arrested an eighteen-year-old man after he was found photographing military exercises and sensitive defense infrastructure, prompting a security investigation involving domestic intelligence agencies.
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