From the Liveblog of
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Belgian police hold new raid linked to foiled French terror plot
Belgian police carry out a new raid in connection with a foiled attack plot in France whose main suspect was charged this week with membership in a terrorist organization, prosecutors said.
“A raid is under way in connection with the (Reda) Kriket case. It is taking place at Marke, in the town of Courtrai” in northwestern Belgium, says Eric Van Der Sypt, a spokesman for the federal prosecutor’s office.
Soldiers and police officers are seen taking part in the operation near a busy motorway, according to images from local media.
French national Reda Kriket was arrested near Paris last week and at his apartment police found a cache of assault rifles, handguns and TATP, the highly volatile homemade explosive favored by Islamic State (IS) jihadists.
— AFP
