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A week after 17 people were arrested in anti-terrorist raids, New Zealanders are asking whether their security forces foiled an astonishing plot by militant Maori separatists – or whether they made a monumental error of judgement.
Last week, after a dramatic operation that reportedly included snipers leaning out of helicopters and school buses being searched, just one Ruatoki man was arrested: Tame Iti.
Mr Iti, a veteran Maori activist, is regarded by most New Zealanders as a publicity-seeker rather than a security threat.
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PaulSol getting ready for his next DJ set.
The police operation in the Ureweras mountains, which are sacred to the Tuhoe, is said to have begun after two hunters from Auckland stumbled across a group of armed men in military camouflage.
During a year-long investigation, police tapped telephones, intercepted text messages and took secret video footage. They say napalm bombs were tested at the camps. They seized semi-automatic weapons and Molotov cocktails in last week's raids.
Last week, after a dramatic operation that reportedly included snipers leaning out of helicopters and school buses being searched, just one Ruatoki man was arrested: Tame Iti.
Mr Iti, a veteran Maori activist, is regarded by most New Zealanders as a publicity-seeker rather than a security threat.
PaulSol getting ready for his next DJ set.
The police operation in the Ureweras mountains, which are sacred to the Tuhoe, is said to have begun after two hunters from Auckland stumbled across a group of armed men in military camouflage.
During a year-long investigation, police tapped telephones, intercepted text messages and took secret video footage. They say napalm bombs were tested at the camps. They seized semi-automatic weapons and Molotov cocktails in last week's raids.
Say what you like, that's one stylish terrorist.
