Dozens of searches to prepare for terrorist attack: “Large number of weapons seized”

The search in Merksem, in which 36-year-old Yannick V. was killed by the police on Wednesday morning, was part of a broader investigation by the federal prosecutor. An Antwerp investigating judge had ten searches carried out in the province of Antwerp and in Ghent. It would be a group of six to seven people who are members of the same shooting club in Antwerp, VTM NIEUWS knows. According to the prosecutor’s office, they were preparing a terrorist attack.

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