Belgium requests extradition of man arrested as part of Greek anti-terror raids

A man arrested in Greece on Saturday as part of a series of anti-terror raids across Europe could be directly linked to the suspected jihadist cell broken up by Belgian police on Thursday, according to the Federal Prosecutor's office.

A spokesman for the Federal Prosecutor, Thierry Weerts, said on Sunday that the arrests in Greece "could have a direct link" to the recent events in Belgium.

The Belgian government has requested the extradition of one of the men arrested in Greece on Saturday.

The man, whose identity has not been revealed, was one of two men arrested on Saturday as part of investigations into a wide-range terrorist cell operating in Europe.

On Thursday, police made several raids across Belgium in a move against a suspected jihadist cell believed to be plotting an "imminent" criminal attack.

Thirteen people were arrested, while a further two were killed in a shoot-out with the police during a raid on a premise in the eastern town of Verviers.

It was confirmed that two raids were also carried out in the Brussels municipality of Molenbeek on Sunday in connection with the ongoing investigation, the Mayor of Molenbeek, Francoise Schepmans, told local media.

The two men killed in Verviers were from Molenbeek.

Also on Sunday, two more searches took place in Brussels. According to a spokesperson of the Federal prosecutor, no arrests were made.

The raids took place in "the Brussels Capital Region," according to the spokesperson, but no further details were given. Endit