Belgian police arrested four people who they think were planning to attack a concert hall in Brussels, the federal prosecutor’s office announced on Monday.
The arrested person has been accused of being involved with a terrorist group and planning to carry out an attack. Three young people who are not old enough to be considered adults were also taken into custody by the police.
The investigation found that a concert hall in Brussels was the intended target of a planned attack in a few weeks. The office did not provide more information.
Recently, Belgium has been hit by violent attacks from extremists. In October, two fans of Swedish soccer were killed in Brussels.
Last year, a group of people were found guilty of terrorist murder for attacking the Brussels airport and a subway station. The attacks killed 32 people in Belgium in 2016. These attacks were part of a series of violent incidents in Europe that were connected to the Islamic State group.
Some people were found guilty for planning a suicide bombing in 2016. One of them is Salah Abdeslam, who is already serving a life sentence without the possibility of being released in France for his involvement in attacks on Paris cafes, the Bataclan music venue, and France’s national stadium in 2015.
The attacks in Paris and Brussels were connected to the same IS group.
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Four detained for allegedly planning terror assault on concert arena in Brussels
