Four
suspected Islamic State recruiters have been detained in Belgium, with
authorities saying they may have been planning new
attacks.
Belgian
police searched houses in the city of Antwerp on Wednesday and detained
four people on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist group and trying
to drum up recruits to fight with Islamist militants in Syria or Libya,
state prosecutors said.
The
Federal Prosecutor's Office said in a statement that all four were
charged with participating in the activities of a terrorist group.
Four suspected Islamic State
recruiters have been detained in Belgium, with authorities saying they
may have been planning new attacks. Belgian police (pictured, file
photo) searched houses in the city of Antwerp
Two
were ordered arrested by an investigating judge, one was released under
strict conditions and one was released with an electronic bracelet.
The
statement said the four don't appear to have links to the suicide
bombers who struck the Brussels Airport and subway on March 22, killing
32 people.
'They
are suspected of trying to recruit individuals to travel to conflict
zones in Syria or Libya,' a prosecutors' statement said.
It said no weapons or explosives were found in the house searches.
Prosecutors
said initial findings of the investigation indicated there may also
have been plans for attacks in Belgium, but provided no details.
Searches were carried out in the city Antwerp and in two other locations.
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