Chechen terror suspects busted in Belgian raid

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Series Details 24.11.10
Publication Date 24/11/2010
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EUObserver reported that 26 individuals suspected of plotting bombings of Belgian targets were detained on the 23 November 2010 in Brussels, Antwerp, Amsterdam and Aachen, with several allegedly being members of a Chechnya-linked jihadi network.

In addition, Belgian, Dutch and German police detained eleven other suspects linked to a Chechen group planning to 'commit an attack in Belgium', according to a statement by the Belgian prosecutor's office.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://euobserver.com/9/31341
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BBC News, 23.11.10: Police arrest 10 over Belgian 'Islamist terror plot' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11820008
France24, 23.11.10: Suspected terrorists arrested in three European countries http://www.france24.com/en/20101123-suspected-terrorists-arrested-three-european-countries-belgium-netherlands-germany-Chechnya
Deutsche Welle, 23.11.10: Terror suspects arrested in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6258503,00.html

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