Suspect child abusers held

Amsterdam - Dutch police said yesterday they arrested two suspected Internet paedophiles and seized hundreds of floppy disks, …

Amsterdam - Dutch police said yesterday they arrested two suspected Internet paedophiles and seized hundreds of floppy disks, CDs and video film in a nationwide operation at the weekend.

One of the two, who was subsequently released, allegedly placed pornographic material on a bulletin board known as "Apollo", while the other suspect is accused of downloading child pornography images and remains in custody, police said.

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