Al Qaeda Arrests in Belgium

Fourteen alleged al Qaeda members have been arrested in a series of raids in Brussels. One of the fourteen was reportedly about to undertake a mission as a suicide bomber and had said goodbye to his family. Officials cautioned that they did not know the bomber’s destination, but a European Union summit meeting is currently underway in Brussels, and one obvious possibility is an attempt to assassinate European leaders.

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