A German court on Wednesday (January 9th) ordered the extradition to the Netherlands of a Syrian suspected of planning a "terrorist crime" there along with four other accused, AFP reported.
The 26-year-old Syrian was arrested in the German city of Mainz on December 29th, the same day four alleged co-conspirators were detained in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam.
Dutch police at the time said the men were suspected of "involvement in the preparation of a terrorist crime", without giving further details.
The higher regional court in Koblenz said in a statement that it had approved the Dutch authorities' extradition request for the Syrian.
The transfer is expected to take place "early next week", Koblenz prosecutor Juergen Brauer added in a separate statement.
