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| Brussels New Year's Eve fireworks cancelled due to terror threat | Brussels New Year's Eve fireworks cancelled due to terror threat |
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| Brussels has cancelled its New Year's Eve fireworks display because of a terror threat, the city's mayor has said. | Brussels has cancelled its New Year's Eve fireworks display because of a terror threat, the city's mayor has said. |
| "We are forced to cancel considering the risk analysis done by the Crisis Centre," mayor Yvan Mayeur told the French-language RTBF network. | "We are forced to cancel considering the risk analysis done by the Crisis Centre," mayor Yvan Mayeur told the French-language RTBF network. |
| Two suspected members of an Isis cell were arrested on suspicion of planning attacks in Belgium over the holidays. | Two suspected members of an Isis cell were arrested on suspicion of planning attacks in Belgium over the holidays. |
| Military-style uniforms, computer equipment and Isis propaganda were found during police raids in Brussels and the Flemish Brabant and Liege regions. | Military-style uniforms, computer equipment and Isis propaganda were found during police raids in Brussels and the Flemish Brabant and Liege regions. |
| Six people were taken into questioning but four have since been released. | Six people were taken into questioning but four have since been released. |
| The prosecutor's office said the searches revealed "the threat of serious attacks that would target several emblematic places in Brussels and be committed during the end-of-year holidays". | The prosecutor's office said the searches revealed "the threat of serious attacks that would target several emblematic places in Brussels and be committed during the end-of-year holidays". |
| Brussels was home to four of the radical Islamist attackers who killed 130 people in Paris on 13 November. | Brussels was home to four of the radical Islamist attackers who killed 130 people in Paris on 13 November. |
| London's New Year's Eve firework celebrations will still be going ahead, a spokesman from the London Mayor's Office told The Independent. | |
| In a statement released yesterday, Superintendent Jo Edwards of the London Metropolitan Police said: "New Year's Eve is a major celebration in the diary and the Met has been working with colleagues to ensure celebrations run smoothly and the event is safe and enjoyable for everyone who attends. | |
| "Our policing plan remains under constant review and the public can expect to see additional police officers in central London, which includes an increased number of firearms officers. | |
| "Our plans are purely precautionary and not as a result of any specific intelligence." | |
| Additional reporting by agencies | Additional reporting by agencies |