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Belgium arrests several men linked to Paris attacks: Belgian media

Xinhua, November 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Several arrests were made Saturday afternoon as police raided a neighborhood linked to the deadly terror attacks in Paris, local media reported.

The spokesman for Belgian Justice Minister Koen Geens confirmed that several people were arrested in Molenbeek district of the capital during police's searches, Belgian station RTL reported.

The police organized several raids in the neighborhood as a car used by the terrorists in Paris attacks once appeared in the district.

There were two cars used by the terrorists were with Belgian number plates, said RTL on its website. Endit