A Portuguese judge yesterday ordered the deportation of seven Arab men arrested after a tip from Dutch intelligence.
The six Moroccans and one Tunisian were among 15 Arab men arrested on Friday in Porto, about 200 miles north of Lisbon, by police and the Security Intelligence Service, an inside source indicated.
Those arrested included a man that a spokesman for the Dutch intelligence service AIVD said was part of a radical Islamic group in the Netherlands. The seven men had faced possible immigration charges, and the other eight were released.
"The judge in Porto ordered them deported after questioning them," said the source, who asked to remain anonymous. A court spokesman was not available to comment.
It was not known if the man alleged to be part of a radical group was ordered deported or had been released.
Porto was the site of the inaugural game of the European soccer championships on Saturday between Portugal and Greece. Security is tight amid fears of hooliganism and militant attacks.