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| Belgium terrorist plotter still on the loose, authorities say |
| 2015-01-19 |
| [Washington Post] Belgian authorities are still pursuing the criminal mastermind of a foiled plot to kill coppers, Belgian Justice Minister Koen Geens said Sunday, as hundreds of Belgian soldiers fanned out across the country to protect high-profile targets. Belgian police released several of the 13 people who were detained last week as part of an effort to stop an attack that security officials said was hours or days away from happening. But the ringleader was still on the run, Geens said, underlining the challenge European nations face in policing their large, borderless territory. European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... foreign ministers plan to meet Monday to discuss the rising threat of homegrown Islamist militancy, which was thrown into relief after three Frenchies claiming ties to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... killed 17 people in and around Gay Paree over three days of violence early this month. Belgian authorities said they halted a separate plot last week connected to returnees from the fighting in Syria, which has turned into a worldwide magnet for Death Eaters seeking to establish an Islamic caliphate. In Brussels, further raids took place Sunday connected to the Belgian attack attempt, although no arrests were made, a front man for the Belgian federal prosecutor said. The raids came as 300 soldiers were posted around the country to protect potential targets of attack, according to a statement from the office of Prime Minister Charles Michel. |
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