Police in Belgium have conducted anti-terrorist operation on detention of the Islamists, who are roughly linked to terrorist attacks in France. The police managed to stop the activities of criminals for a few hours before they were expected to make a "2nd Paris".

On the night of 16 January, the law enforcement authorities of Belgium conducted anti-terrorist operation in the city of Verviers. During surgery, two alleged terrorists were eliminated, 1st detained. Adept Belgian Prosecutor's office said that the raids were conducted against returnees from Syria suspected terrorists, which according to reliable sources of power structures, planned large-scale attack. Today their involvement in terrorist attacks in Paris is not confirmed.

According to an anonymous source in the Ministry of justice of Belgium criminals were ready to attack at any moment. "Prevented the 2nd Paris. He still had several hours before the attack could be carried out in our country," he was quoted by RIA Novosti. In some areas of the state increased the level of danger to state security.

According to the data available to the local media, in the process done special operation police seized weapons, explosives, drugs and several flags extremist group "Islamic state". The operation was only a small part of a larger work that law enforcement agencies conduct against alleged militants, and therefore in the near future detainee may be longer.

In the process of confrontation with the terrorists, the police have not suffered, and two militants were liquidated. "Before they were neutralized, the defendants immediately started shooting in the direction of the specialized units of the Federal police, which lasted for several minutes," said the adept, the Belgian Prosecutor's office.

A significant increase in terrorist threats started after France January 7, militants attacked the newspaper Charlie Hebdo. 3 days killed 17 people, including 3 police officers. After holding 2 special operations managed to eliminate three of the terrorists. Soon after that the police service of the European Union, Europol, issued a warning that in some European countries possible fresh attacks. Among the possible targets for terrorist attacks called Belgium, the Netherlands and England.
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