Brussels: Belgian police detained four people for questioning in connection with terrorism after 13 raids today across Brussels and the towns of Duffel and Mechelen to the north, the federal prosecutor said.
"In connection with the terrorism dossier, 13 raids were carried out this morning... in all nine people were questioned, with five of them later released," the prosecutor said in a statement.
The statement made no direct mention of Tuesday's twin bomb attacks on Brussels airport and a metro train in which 28 people were killed and 340 were hurt.
The examining magistrate will decide later whether the four people held will be put in preventive detention, it said.
The suicide bombings, Belgium's worst ever terror attacks, were claimed by ISIS.
"In connection with the terrorism dossier, 13 raids were carried out this morning... in all nine people were questioned, with five of them later released," the prosecutor said in a statement.
The statement made no direct mention of Tuesday's twin bomb attacks on Brussels airport and a metro train in which 28 people were killed and 340 were hurt.
The examining magistrate will decide later whether the four people held will be put in preventive detention, it said.
Advertisement
The suicide bombings, Belgium's worst ever terror attacks, were claimed by ISIS.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Man Arrested After Belgian Mayor's Throat Slashed Man Detained Near Central Brussels Mall, No Explosives Found Belgium Arrests 2 Over Suspected New Year Attack Plot Nurse Raped, Killed On Way Home, Body Found 9 Days Later In UP This US City Has Been Declared America's Least Desirable, Survey Finds "Don't Expect Anything From Me": Kolkata Hospital's New Principal Loses Cool Ukraine, Russia Both Claim Advances In Kursk Region Gaza Ceasefire Talks Underway In Qatar As Deaths Top 40,000 Trump To Hold Press Conference, His Campaign Adds Senior Advisers Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.