1st LD: 12 arrested in anti-terror operations in Belgium
Xinhua, June 18, 2016 Adjust font size:
Twelve people suspected of planning new attacks have been arrested during dozens of anti-terrorism raids in Belgium overnight, said a statement of the federal prosecutor's office released on Saturday.X The operations, mainly in Brussels and also in other 15 municipalities, came three days after the Belgian police received an anti-terror alert that warns of a series of imminent attacks in France and Belgium.
"The investigation continues, and the results of the investigation necessitated an immediate intervention," the prosecutor's office said.
The investigating judge will decide on their possible detention in the coming hours, it added.
In addition, the prosecutor's office said in a separate statement on Friday evening that Belgian man Youssef E.A. was under arrest due to "participation in the activities of a terrorist group, terrorist murders and attempts to commit terrorist murders."
Around 150 garage lockups were also searched, the prosecutor's office said, adding that no weapons or explosives have been found during the searches so far. Endi