Belgian police on Thursday arrested three males on a bus from Lille to Brussels after a passenger mentioned he heard different individuals on board speaking about planning to commit an assault, Belgian information outlet VRT reported.
The passenger who made the emergency name was “instantly taken very critically. Every thing is now being investigated additional,” mentioned An Berger of the federal police, with out giving extra particulars concerning the suspects.
The opposite passengers had been taken off the bus one after the other and checked; as was the baggage and bus.
Brussels has been on excessive alert since an assault in October during which a shooter killed two Swedish soccer supporters close to the middle of town, in what senior Belgian politicians condemned as a “brutal terrorist assault.” The suspect was shot by Brussels police the subsequent day.
A number of days later, the Belgian federal authorities introduced new measures to strengthen the nation’s safety equipment and guarantee a speedy and coordinated response to potential threats.