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Belgium arrests al-Qaeda suspects Belgium detains al-Qaeda suspects
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Belgian police say they have arrested 14 people suspected of being members of the al-Qaeda network. Belgian police say they have detained 14 people suspected of being members of the al-Qaeda network.
They include a man believed to have been about to launch a suicide attack, officials said.They include a man believed to have been about to launch a suicide attack, officials said.
Federal prosecutor Johan Delmulle said police did not know where the suspected suicide attack was to target.Federal prosecutor Johan Delmulle said police did not know where the suspected suicide attack was to target.
"It could have been an operation in Pakistan or Afghanistan, but it can't be ruled out that Belgium or Europe could have been the target," he said."It could have been an operation in Pakistan or Afghanistan, but it can't be ruled out that Belgium or Europe could have been the target," he said.
The arrests come as a two-day European Union leaders' summit was due to start in Brussels on Thursday afternoon.The arrests come as a two-day European Union leaders' summit was due to start in Brussels on Thursday afternoon.
Mr Delmulle said that given the timing of the EU summit, police had no choice but to act.
The police investigation, described as the most important anti-terror inquiry in Belgium, targeted an alleged group of Belgian Islamists believed to have been trained in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region, officials said, according to the AFP agency.The police investigation, described as the most important anti-terror inquiry in Belgium, targeted an alleged group of Belgian Islamists believed to have been trained in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region, officials said, according to the AFP agency.