Posted on 12/11/2008 9:45:45 AM PST by Sammy67
FOURTEEN suspected al-Qaeda terrorists were detained in Brussels today before Gordon Brown was due to meet EU leaders. The sweep came just hours before a summit brought together the heads of the 27 EU countries in Brussels.
One of the suspects is believed to be a suicide bomber mounting an operation "from which he was not expected to come back".
It is thought a terror attack was being planned – but the target has not been revealed.
Nearly 250 police officers raided 16 locations in the capital and one in the eastern city of Liege overnight.
Computers, data storage equipment and a pistol were confiscated.
“There was no other choice than to intervene today,” federal prosecutor Johan Delmulle said.
He added one suspect had recorded what looked like
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This title conjured a mental picture of another sort of “dirty” bomb. Possibly involving a port-a-potty.
I’m not sure the keyword “britian” will be very helpful to future archivists of FR , whoever put it in please take note :0)
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