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Paris attacks: Belgium charges man with role in assaults | Paris attacks: Belgium charges man with role in assaults |
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Belgian police have charged a man with involvement in the deadly attacks on Paris, the federal prosecutor said. | Belgian police have charged a man with involvement in the deadly attacks on Paris, the federal prosecutor said. |
The as-yet unnamed individual was one of five people arrested in raids on Sunday. Two have been released while the remainder are still under inquiry. | The as-yet unnamed individual was one of five people arrested in raids on Sunday. Two have been released while the remainder are still under inquiry. |
A further 15 people have been released without charge, the prosecutor said. | |
The Belgian authorities are to maintain the highest security threat level in Brussels amid fears of a Paris-style attack. | |
But they plan to reopen schools and the Brussels metro on Wednesday. | |
The co-ordinated assaults in Paris - claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS) - left 130 people dead. | |
A statement from the federal prosecutor's office said the man had been charged with "participating in activities of a terrorist group and with [a] terrorist attack". | |
He is the fourth person to be charged in connection with the 13 November attacks. |