Belgium, police arrest seven people over terror attack plot

Seven suspected jihadists arrested in the Flanders region.

In Belgium, police have arrested seven suspected jihadist terrorists during a raid in the Flanders region. This was reported by the federal prosecutor's office, explaining that almost all the suspects are ethnic Chechens, three of them also have Belgian nationality, and belong to a group of ardent supporters of the Islamic State". All are accused of being ready for a terrorist attack in the country.

The arrests were ordered after a series of searches conducted in an anti-terrorist operation in the cities of Roeselare, Ostend, Wevelgem, Ghent and Menen, on the border with France.

The federal prosecutor's office reported that the exact target of the attack is not yet precisely determined.

I sospetti, già interrogati possono essere chiamati a comparire davanti a giudice.

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