Coverage dated March 27, 2023

8 arrested in nationwide counterterrorism raids in Belgium

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Police say most of the suspects were planning attacks. The arrests came as suspected members of a cell that carried out the deadliest peacetime attacks in Belgium 7 years ago are on trial in Belgium.

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CBS News
8 arrested in nationwide counterterrorism raids in Belgium (opens CBS News)
Published Mar 27, 2023
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Police say most of the suspects were planning attacks. The arrests came as suspected members of a cell that carried out the deadliest peacetime attacks in Belgium 7 years ago are on trial in Belgium.
France 24
Belgium arrests eight in 'terror attack' probe following house raids (opens France 24)
Published Mar 27, 2023
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Police have detained eight people during investigations into an alleged plot to commit "terrorist attacks" in Belgium, the federal prosecutor's office said Tuesday.
WFMZ Allentown
Police in Belgium arrest 8 people in counterterrorism raids (opens WFMZ Allentown)
Published Mar 27, 2023
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Police officers in Belgium have arrested eight people during counterterrorism raids across the country as part of operations aimed at thwarting possible terror attacks. The federal prosecutor’s office said Tuesday
KEYT Santa Barbara
Police in Belgium arrest 8 people in counterterrorism raids | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)
Published Mar 27, 2023
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Police in Belgium arrest 8 people in counterterrorism raids
The Times of Israel
Belgium arrests eight people in ‘terror attack’ probe (opens The Times of Israel)
Published Mar 27, 2023
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