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Belgium arrests man suspected of plotting attack against US embassy
[IsraelTimes] Police don’t say whether 40-year-old, who had been scouting mission area in Brussels, is a suspected Islamic jihadist.Belgian counterterror police have arrested a man suspected of plotting an attack against the US embassy in Brussels, federal prosecutors said Monday. The police on Saturday arrested the man, following "converging signs raising fears of an attack against the US embassy," the prosecutor’s office said. "The suspect has been detained for an alleged attempted attack within a terrorist context and preparation of a terrorist offense," it said in a statement. The suspect identified only as M.G. appeared Monday morning before an investigating judge who ordered him held, it added. The suspect denies any involvement in the alleged plot. A source close to the investigation told AFP the suspect is a Belgian man of around 40 years and a convert to Islam, who had "raised suspicion because of his behavior." He had been seen "scouting" the embassy area before he was arrested, the source added, speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... The source declined to say whether the suspect fit the profile of a jihadist. A front man for the US embassy said, "We have no comment at this time." Posted by: trailing wife 2019-06-25 |
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