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Police Sweep Brussels in Hunt for Paris Attack Suspects Police Sweep Brussels in Hunt for Paris Attack Suspects
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BRUSSELS — As the French authorities continued DNA tests to determine whether the suspected organizer of the Paris terrorist attacks was killed in a raid, Belgium conducted its own sweep in Brussels on Thursday. BRUSSELS — As the French authorities continued DNA tests to determine whether the Belgian man suspected of organizing the Paris terrorist attacks was killed in a raid, the Belgian police conducted its own sweep in Brussels on Thursday.
Six raids are being conducted in Brussels in relation to one of the dead Paris attackers, Bilal Hadfi, a spokesman for the Belgian federal prosecutor said, adding that the houses of his friends and relatives were being searched. Six raids are being conducted in Brussels in relation to Bilal Hadfi, one of the dead Paris attackers, a spokesman for the Belgian federal prosecutor said, adding that the houses of Mr. Hadfi’s friends and relatives were being searched.
The latest search for suspects came as the French prime minister, Manuel Valls, said an attack using “chemical or biological weapons” in France could not be ruled out, the Belgian prime minister, Charles Michel, asked Parliament to approve a variety of new security measures, and the Paris prefecture extended a ban on protests in the Parisian area until Sunday. The latest search for suspects came as the French prime minister, Manuel Valls, said an attack using “chemical or biological weapons” in France could not be ruled out; the Belgian prime minister, Charles Michel, asked Parliament to approve a variety of new security measures; and the Paris prefecture extended a ban on protests in the Paris area until Sunday.
At least some of the raids were being conducted in Molenbeek, the Brussels district that has emerged as a crucial link into the investigation of the attacks in Paris on Friday that left at least 129 people dead. At least some of the raids were being conducted in Molenbeek, the Brussels district that has emerged as a crucial link in the investigation of the attacks in Paris on Friday that left at least 129 people dead.
The district in the Belgian capital was the base for Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the Belgian who is believed to have organized the attacks, and the Abdeslam brothers: Salah, who is still at large, and Ibrahim, who died after he detonated a suicide bomb at a cafe on Friday. Molenbeek was the base for Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the Belgian who is believed to have organized the attacks, and the Abdeslam brothers: Salah, who is still at large, and Ibrahim, who died after he detonated a suicide bomb at a cafe on Friday.
Mr. Abaaoud was the focus of a raid on Wednesday in St.-Denis, a suburb on the northern edge of Paris, that ended with eight people in custody.Mr. Abaaoud was the focus of a raid on Wednesday in St.-Denis, a suburb on the northern edge of Paris, that ended with eight people in custody.
On Wednesday, the French prosecutor, François Molins, said only that Mr. Abaaoud was not taken into custody. The authorities were conducting tests on the remains of at least two bodies that were found after the raid, in which a suicide bomber died after she detonated an explosive vest.On Wednesday, the French prosecutor, François Molins, said only that Mr. Abaaoud was not taken into custody. The authorities were conducting tests on the remains of at least two bodies that were found after the raid, in which a suicide bomber died after she detonated an explosive vest.
Mr. Valls, in a speech at the National Assembly, where lawmakers were debating a three-month extension of a state of emergency, warned that “we must not rule anything out” when considering the possibility that terrorists might use chemical weapons. Mr. Valls, in a speech at the French National Assembly, where lawmakers were debating a three-month extension of a state of emergency, warned that “we must not rule anything out” when considering the possibility that terrorists might use chemical weapons.
Mr. Valls also called for reinforced traceability of movements of people within the European Union and he urged European countries to improve the sharing of airline passenger information. Mr. Valls also called for reinforced tracking of movements of people within the European Union and urged European countries to improve the sharing of airline passenger information.
“France has been attacked,” Mr. Valls said in justifying the need to extend the state of emergency. “French people are under shock. They are expecting from all of us some strong, quick and effective reactions.”“France has been attacked,” Mr. Valls said in justifying the need to extend the state of emergency. “French people are under shock. They are expecting from all of us some strong, quick and effective reactions.”
On Wednesday, President François Hollande announced at a gathering with the country’s mayors that local police would be provided with weapons and bulletproof jackets, taken from the stocks of the national police, to agencies that requested them. On Wednesday, President François Hollande announced at a gathering of French mayors that local police forces would be provided with weapons and bulletproof jackets, taken from the stocks of the national police, for those that requested them.
In Belgium, Mr. Michel announced new security measures intended to strengthen the fight again terrorism.In Belgium, Mr. Michel announced new security measures intended to strengthen the fight again terrorism.
Mr. Michel asked Parliament to double the budget for state security to 400 million euros, or about $427 million, to allow the extension of the maximum detention time without charges from 24 hours to 72 hours in suspected terror cases and give the government the authority to shut down mosques that preach hate speech. Mr. Michel asked Parliament to double the budget for state security to 400 million euros, or about $427 million, and to extend the maximum detention time without charges in suspected terror cases to 72 hours from 24 hours. He also wants lawmakers to give the government the authority to shut down mosques that preach hate speech.
The government also said it would increase security with additional recruitment, as well as investments in new technology and better communication systems. The government also said it would increase recruitment for security forces, and invest in new technology and better communication systems. It will also extend the use of investigative methods for terror cases, like wiretapping and raids on private homes, to other crimes, in particular arms trafficking, a new priority.
The ability to use investigative methods like wiretapping and raids on private homes would be extended to other crimes, most notably for arms trafficking, a new priority, according to the government. If Parliament passes the measures, Belgians who travel abroad to fight with the Islamic State would be imprisoned upon their return, and people believed to be at risk of going overseas to wage jihad would be given an electronic bracelet and could be stripped of their Belgian citizenship, a measure that France is also considering.
If Parliament passes the measures, Belgians who travel abroad to fight with the Islamic State would be imprisoned upon their return; people believed to be at risk of going overseas to wage jihad would be given an electronic bracelet and could be stripped of their Belgian citizenship, a measure that France is also considering. The measures follow a package proposed in January, one day after a raid in Verviers, Belgium, that killed two men suspected of belonging to a terror cell run by Mr. Abaaoud.
The measures follow a package proposed in January, one day after a raid in Verviers, Belgium, that killed two terrorism suspects who part of a cell run by Mr. Abaaoud.