Early this morning, Belgian police arrested four young males (three of whom are minors) in four different cities across the country. The four were allegedly plotting a terror attack at an undiclosed location.
This article from today's Dutch-language daily, De Standaard, is translated by Fousesquawk.
Radicalization
Four suspects in terror investigation arrested, among them a 15-year-old from Ninove
On Sunday morning, the federal police arrested four persons in Ninove, Brussels, Charleroi, and Luik (Liege), in the context of a terror investigation within the jihadist environment. "The four were making plans for a terror attack," says the Federal Prosecutor's Office.
By Cedric Lagast and Mark Eeckhaut
Today at 06:53
The special units raided four different addresses early Sunday morning across the country. That was accompanied by considerable security measures. They were looking for four persons, who had contact on the Internet where they were concocting a plan for a terror attack.
They are an adult from Liege and three minors from Ninove, Brussels, and Charleroi. The suspect from Ninove is barely 15 years old. They are all four French-speaking. They found each other on the Internet. From the conversations they carried out, it can be deduced that they are radicalized. They reportedly talked about the Islamic State among other things.
Terrorist group
"They are suspected of participating in a terrorist group and preparing for a terrorist attack," says Eric Van Der Sypt, from the Federal Prosecutor's Office. During the house searches, no weapons or explosives were found.
What the target of the attack was, that was not yet determined. "But in such a situation, we prefer to intervene," the Federal Prosecutor's Office says. "Better too early than too late."
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