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| Belgium arrests two over 'New Year plot' | Belgium arrests two over 'New Year plot' |
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| Belgian police have arrested two people suspected of planning attacks in Brussels on New Year's Eve. | |
| Raids took place on Sunday and Monday in Brussels and the provinces of Flemish Brabant and Liege. | |
| Police seized military clothing and propaganda materials in the raids, but no weapons or explosives. | Police seized military clothing and propaganda materials in the raids, but no weapons or explosives. |
| Belgium has been on high alert since the attacks of 13 November in Paris. Several of the perpetrators are thought to have been based in Belgium. | Belgium has been on high alert since the attacks of 13 November in Paris. Several of the perpetrators are thought to have been based in Belgium. |
| However, the latest arrests are not linked to the Paris attacks, prosecutors say. | |
| One of those arrested is suspected of leading and recruiting for a terrorist cell. | |
| The suspects are accused of planning attacks against several "symbolic targets" in Brussels, as well as on the police, according to the Belgian broadcaster RTBF. | The suspects are accused of planning attacks against several "symbolic targets" in Brussels, as well as on the police, according to the Belgian broadcaster RTBF. |
| Propaganda for the so-called Islamic State group was among the materials seized. | |
| In November Brussels was placed under a four-day lockdown closing universities, schools and the metro system, amid fears of a Paris-style attack. |