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Belgium terror suspects had police uniforms
2015-01-18
[FOXNEWS] The two terror suspects killed in a Belgium raid Thursday had police uniforms at their hideout, along with a cache of assault rifles, knives and explosives, Sky News reported.

The raid in Verviers, in which a third suspect was enjugged
Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit!
, was one of 10 across the country that authorities say preempted an imminent terror attack against police targets, at a time when Europe is on edge following the Charlie Hebdo
...A lefty French satirical magazine, home of what may well be the majority if the active testicles left in Europe...
massacre in La Belle France.

Fake IDs were found among the weapons cache, which included AK-47s.

Sky News also reported that more than 25 people were being held in Belgium, La Belle France and Germany amid fears of another terror attack. In Belgium alone, 13 people were in jug, five of whom were later charged with "participating in the activities of a terrorist group."

Belgian federal magistrate Eric Van der Sypt said the terrorists' goal was to kill police on the street or in their offices.

The magistrate added that some of the terror suspects had recently returned from Syria, where they had been training and fighting with the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
group, also known as ISIS, or ISIL.

Also on Friday, President B.O. met with British Prime Minister David Cameron
... has stated that he is certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite, which means he's not. Since he is not deeply ideological he lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger, but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ...
at the White House in their first meeting since the Charlie Hebdo attacks and their aftermath claimed the lives of 17 victims last week. Obama argued that a resurgent fear of terrorism across Europe and the United States should not lead countries to overreact and shed privacy protections, even as Cameron pressed for more government access to encrypted communications used by U.S. companies.
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