This Article is From Jun 07, 2017

Belgium Detains 12 In Anti-Terror Raid: Report

The detentions are in connection with the bombings in Brussels in March last year.

Belgium Detains 12 In Anti-Terror Raid: Report

32 people were killed in bombings at Brussels Airport in March 2016. (File)

Brussels: Belgian police detained 12 people in connection with the bombings in Brussels in March of last year, after a series of home searches, Belgian newspaper DH reported.

Belgium's federal prosecutors were not immediately available for comment.

Islamic State inspired bombings at Brussels Airport and the city's metro system killed 32 people in March 2016.

(Reporting by Robert-Jan Bartunek; editing by Philip Blenkinsop)
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