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Teen arrested over alleged Belgium mosque attack plot

  • A 14-year-old teenager was arrested in Brussels for allegedly planning a terrorist attack on a mosque, according to prosecutors.
  • The suspect is accused of being a member of a far-right movement and was planning the attack for Friday, officials stated.
  • Weapons were seized during a dawn raid on the suspect's home following a tip-off, prosecutors reported.
  • Belgium's Justice Minister noted that the radicalization of young people is happening more quickly than in the past.
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A ceremony commemorating the attack that left six dead and several injured at the Grand Mosque of Quebec took place on Saturday afternoon.

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Weapons were found and confiscated in his home.

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The boy is said to have extreme right-wing ideas. He is said to have wanted to strike tomorrow.

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A 14-year-old teenager was arrested this Thursday in Brussels on charges of planning to carry out a terrorist attack on a mosque, reports AFP, who cites the authorities. The suspect, who is said to be “a member of the extreme right-wing movement, was planning to attack in a mosque this Friday,” have stated in a Belgian tax release, adding that weapons have been seized in the raid at the young man’s home. According to the annual report of the Bel…

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A teenager suspected of planning an attack on a Brussels mosque on January 24 was arrested on Thursday, and several weapons were seized from his home, the Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office announced.

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vrt broke the news in Antwerp, Belgium on Thursday, January 23, 2025.
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