Belgian police kill two in counterterror raid
More anti-terrorist raids were underway in the Brussels region and Verviers; guns, explosives, and police uniforms found in terrorists' apartment.
More anti-terrorist raids were underway in the Brussels region and Verviers; guns, explosives, and police uniforms found in terrorists' apartment.
BRUSSELS — French, German, and Belgian police arrested more than two dozen suspects in antiterrorism raids Friday, as European authorities rushed to thwart more attacks by people with links to Islamic extremists in the Middle East.
Rob Wainwright, head of the police agency Europol, told The Associated Press that foiling terror attacks has become "extremely difficult" because Europe's 2,500-5,000 radicalized Muslim extremists have little command structure and are increasingly sophisticated.
Highlighting the fears, a bomb scare forced Paris to evacuate its busy Gare de l'Est train station during Friday morning's rush hour. No bomb was found.