Belgian troops guard key sites in wake of anti-terror sweep
BRUSSELS — Armed soldiers fanned out to guard possible terror targets across Belgium as authorities rushed to thwart more attacks by people with links to Mideast Islamic extremists, a day after anti-terror raids netted dozens of suspects across Western Europe.
People queue as police controls everybody who wants to enter the Palace of Justice in Brussels yesterday (Jan 16). Thirteen people were detained in Belgium and two arrested in France in an anti-terror sweep following a firefight in which two suspected terrorists were killed in the eastern city of Verviers on Thursday. Photo: AP
BRUSSELS — Armed soldiers fanned out to guard possible terror targets across Belgium as authorities rushed to thwart more attacks by people with links to Mideast Islamic extremists, a day after anti-terror raids netted dozens of suspects across Western Europe.
It was the first time in 30 years that authorities used troops to reinforce police in Belgium’s cities.
In an interview broadcast today (Jan 17) on Belgium’s VRT network, Defense Minister Steven Vandeput said soldiers could be deployed to protect certain embassies and some buildings within Antwerp’s Jewish quarter. Belgium has increased its terror warning to 3, the second-highest, following the anti-terror raids of Thursday which left two suspects dead. AP
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