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Six held in Brussels over 'New Year's Eve attack plot' | |
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Belgian police have detained six people during house searches in Brussels in an investigation into an alleged plot to carry out an attack in the city on New Year’s Eve. | Belgian police have detained six people during house searches in Brussels in an investigation into an alleged plot to carry out an attack in the city on New Year’s Eve. |
On Wednesday authorities cancelled annual New Year’s Eve celebrations and fireworks in the heart of Brussels after revealing an alleged jihadi plot to attack the capital. A judge will decide later on Thursday whether those detained can be held further. | |
Two people arrested earlier this week, named as 30-year-old Said S and 27-year-old Mohammed K, would be held for another month after being charged with threatening to carry out a terrorist attack, prosecutors said. | |
Also on Thursday, Belgian prosecutors charged a tenth suspect over the terror attacks in Paris last month. | Also on Thursday, Belgian prosecutors charged a tenth suspect over the terror attacks in Paris last month. |
The Belgian national, identified only as Ayoub B, was detained on Wednesday after a raid on a house in the troubled Brussels neighbourhood of Molenbeek, the federal prosecutor’s office said. | The Belgian national, identified only as Ayoub B, was detained on Wednesday after a raid on a house in the troubled Brussels neighbourhood of Molenbeek, the federal prosecutor’s office said. |
The suspect has been charged with “terrorist murder” and involvement in the activities of a terrorist group. He will appear in court again for a custody hearing within five days. | The suspect has been charged with “terrorist murder” and involvement in the activities of a terrorist group. He will appear in court again for a custody hearing within five days. |
Molenbeek, home to the Paris attacks fugitive Salah Abdeslam, has emerged as a hotbed of Islamist extremism. | Molenbeek, home to the Paris attacks fugitive Salah Abdeslam, has emerged as a hotbed of Islamist extremism. |