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Belgium arrests one person allegedly related to Paris attacks

Xinhua, December 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

Belgian police conducted a new raid Sunday night in the center of Brussels and a person allegedly related to the Paris attacks was arrested, local media reported.

The police, special forces and an armored vehicle were deployed on the spot, according to television channel RTBF.

Before the operation, the police asked the proximal inhabitants out of their homes with speakers, according to the report.

Salah Abdeslam, the number one suspect linked to Paris attacks, however, is not the target, according to the police. Endit