Belgium charges third suspect with terrorism over French plot

The development is part of a joint investigation by France and Belgium, says prosecutor


Afp April 02, 2016
The development is part of a joint investigation by France and Belgium, says prosecutor. PHOTO: REUTERS

BRUSSELS: Belgium on Saturday charged a third suspect with terrorist activities over a foiled plot to attack France, federal prosecutors said.

They named the suspect only as 35-year-old Y.A., but gave no further details.

"He has been charged with participation in the activities of a terrorist group," the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement, adding that the development was part of a joint investigation by France and Belgium.

France charges main suspect in foiled attack plot

Two others -- Abderrahmane A. and Rabah M. -- are also being held in Belgium over the same plot.

The main plot suspect is Reda Kriket, who was arrested near Paris last week after police found an arsenal of weapons and explosives at his home.

Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said "no specific target" had been identified for the foiled attack but that the cache of weapons showed an imminent act of "extreme violence" had likely been prevented.

The Netherlands is also holding a French national in connection with the same plot and he is currently fighting his extradition to France.

Belgium charges 2nd suspect linked to foiled French attack

European authorities have been under pressure to step up efforts to crack down on cross-border militant networks after close links emerged between the attackers blamed for the November Paris attacks and those behind last week's suicide blasts at the airport and a metro station in Brussels.

COMMENTS (1)

Bunny Rabbit | 7 years ago | Reply I feel by sending them to jail or detention they will only come out hardened . Try to give them something like community service etc where they are IN TOUCH with normal public . that way they will now that normal public are not that bad after all.
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