Belgium police say they pre-empted major attack; 1 suspect held
The Columbian
Published: January 15, 2015, 4:00pm
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Police investigate a shootout in a street Thursday in Verviers, Belgium. Belgian authorities said two people were killed and one arrested during an anti-terrorist operation.
VERVIERS, Belgium — With Europe dreading more terror, Belgian authorities moved swiftly to pre-empt what they called a major attack by as little as hours Thursday, killing two suspects in a firefight and arresting a third in a vast anti-terrorism sweep that stretched into the night.
The police raid on a former bakery in this provincial rust belt town was another palpable sign that terror had seeped deep into Europe’s heartland as security forces struck against returnees from Islamic holy war in Syria.
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