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Belgium Anti-Terror Police Raid Town After Suspect Provides New Lead

© AFP 2023 / PHILIPPE HUGUENBelgian police and servicemen block access to the closed hotel and restaurant Villa Marquette on March 31, 2016, in Courtrai, during an operation in connection with a foiled attack plot in France, whose main suspect was charged this week with membership of a terrorist organisation
Belgian police and servicemen block access to the closed hotel and restaurant Villa Marquette on March 31, 2016, in Courtrai, during an operation in connection with a foiled attack plot in France, whose main suspect was charged this week with membership of a terrorist organisation - Sputnik International
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Belgian police are conducting an counterterrorism raid on Thursday in the town of Courtrai in the west of the country based on evidence discovered during the earlier detention of a suspected terrorist, local media reported.

Soldiers stand guard in front of the central train station on November 22, 2015 in Brussels, as the Belgian capital remained on the highest security alert level over fears of a Paris-style attack. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) On March 24, Belgian police arrested Reda Kriket, who had previously been convicted and sentenced in absentia for having ties to terrorists, in a police raid linked to the deadly Brussels attacks. Police officers discovered weapons and explosive devices while arresting Kriket.

More than 10 military vehicles were deployed to Courtrai within the context of the anti-terror raid, the Het Laatste Nieuws newspaper reported, citing a source in the Belgian prosecutor's office.

The Belgian authorities have introduced stricter security measures in the country after suicide bombers attacked Brussels international airport and a metro station in the capital on March 22, killing 35 people and injuring over 300.

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