Belgian police have arrested a 19-year-old man in Antwerp who they say was planning an attack on Jewish institutions. The Justice Minister, Paul van Tigchelt, implies that this plot could be connected to the Middle East conflict between Israel and Hamas. The suspect is not identified.
The below article from HLN is translated from Dutch by Fousesquawk. We are in the process of creating English subtitles for the video in the article showing remarks by Van Tigchelt.
*Update: Subtitled video can be seen below. (Hat tip Gates of Vienna and Vlad Tepes).
Suspect (19) who targeted Jewish institutions in Antwerp arrested by police
Update: A suspect who was preparing for a possible attack against Jewish institutions in Antwerp was arrested Saturday. That is what Justice Minister Paul van Tigchelt to VTM News this afternoon.
Patrick Lefelon Jan 14, 2024 at 15:34. Latest update 16:26
The Justice Minister made the statement after the incident last week with Flixbus. At that time, nothing was going on, as it turned out, after a thorough investigation.
"But the services remain alert. Friday evening, we received information about a man in Antwerp who wanted to carry out an attack on Jewish institutions. They leave nothing to chance. They intervened Saturday morning, and the man was arrested and held in custody. In this manner, we neutralize the threats that manifest themselves" according to Van Tigchelt.
The Antwerp prosecutor's office confirmed that on Saturday during an intervention by the Federal Police, a 19-year-old man from Antwerp was arrested who possibly intended to carry out an attack.
Spokesman Kato Belmans of the Antwerp prosecutor's office: "The man was ordered held in detention by the investigating judge and is charged on suspicion of preparing to carry out a terrorist attack and unlawful possession of weapons. Next week, he will appear in front of the council chamber, which will decide on his further detention. The investigation continues under the direction of the investigating judge."
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