An improvised explosive device, steel balls and a 3D printer. The investigators found this during the house searches in the context of the foiled attack on Prime Minister Bart De Wever (N-VA). Such a printer in particular often appears during terrorist attacks, says radicalization expert Olivier Cauberghs. But why? And can the police even do anything against 3D-printed material? Our research cell went out on social media and easily found manuals to print weapons. “The plans for 3D weapons themselves are not illegal.”
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3D printers are increasingly used for terror and that is not a coincidence. Radicalization expert explains: “We have to be extra vigilant about it”
Bytaketonews
Oct 11, 2025