German commandos storm KLM flight

In a daring assault on a KLM flight, German commandos have arrested two men on an aeroplane preparing to take off from Cologne airport. A Somali, 23, and a Somali-born German, 24, were suspected of planning attacks and were detained after several months of surveillance, police said.

This is a good result, all the better for catching them in the act. All the more evidence means all the more likelihood of a conviction.

Plus, with German efficiency, the plane was cleared for departure just over an hour later and has since landed in Amsterdam.

As they say in parts of London, "That's what I call a result!"

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