Friday, November 26, 2010

13 arrested in terror charges in Belgium, Germany and Netherlands-Xinhua report

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11/24/10, "Nine charged for terrorism in Belgium," Xinhua, Brussels

"Belgian authorities said Wednesday they have charged nine people for terrorism after police raids in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.
  • Seven of them were arrested in the Belgian city of Antwerp earlier Tuesday over a terrorist plot, according to Leen Nuyts, spokeswoman for the Belgian prosecutor's office.

The other two were among fifteen people detained Tuesday afternoon during operations in Brussels against

  • suspected recruiters of militants for the Afghan war, she said.

Meanwhile, four more suspects were also arrested in Germany and the Netherlands with linkage to the Antwerp plot against an unspecified target in Belgium.

The four, including three Dutchmen of Moroccan origin and one Russian of Chechen origin,

  • are being extradited to Belgium."


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