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Belgium detains three suspects in anti-terror raid

Xinhua, August 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

Three people were detained Thursday night in an anti-terror raid in Belgian capital Brussels, according to federal prosecutor's office.

Belgian police searched eight addresses in Brussels at the request of a judge specialized in terrorism cases. During the searches, no weapons or explosives were found.

The three detained have been identified as Wassime A. , Asma A, and Malika B. "The judge will decide in the course of the day of their possible detention ," said the prosecutor.

Belgium's terrorism alert remains at level three, the second highest on a four-tier system since the serial bombings that killed 32 in Brussels in March. Endit