12 arrested as Belgium swoops on terror suspects

Police in Belgium have made 12 arrests in a huge anti-terror operation, nearly three months after the deadly bomb attacks on Brussels. Those detained overnight are suspected of plotting a terrorist attack, prosecutors say. They were among 40 taken in for questioning. Searches were conducted in 16 municipalities, mainly around Brussels, with checks on 152 […]

Police in Belgium have made 12 arrests in a huge anti-terror operation, nearly three months after the deadly bomb attacks on Brussels.
Those detained overnight are suspected of plotting a terrorist attack, prosecutors say. They were among 40 taken in for questioning.
Searches were conducted in 16 municipalities, mainly around Brussels, with checks on 152 lock-up garages.
On 22 March, bombs killed 32 people at a Brussels airport and a metro station.
No arms or explosives were found during the searches, which passed off without incident, Belgium’s federal prosecutor said in a statement.
However, the Belgian government has not raised the threat level.