(Brussels Times) Seven people suspected of being involved in the activities of a terrorist group have been arrested in several house searches across Belgium. First reports suggested the suspects were involved in preparing a terrorist attack.
The Antwerp Federal Judicial Police carried out 14 searches in nine different towns across Brussels, Wallonia and Flanders, at the request of an investigating judge specialising in terrorism as part of a file for the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The operation aimed to arrest several people suspected of participating in the activities of a terrorist group, financing terrorism and preparing a terrorist attack, local media reported.
