(VOVworld) – Two suspected terrorists were killed and one arrested in an anti-terror operation Thursday in the Belgian city of Verviers.
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| The centre of Verviers was sealed off by heavily armed police. |
No police or civilian casualties have been reported so far. Belgium’s terror threat level was raised to three – the second highest level – following the raid. After Thursday’s raid, Belgian prosecutor Van Der Sypt said the suspects opened fire on the police before being shot down. All three suspects have Belgian citizenship.