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Reading now that operations took place in Liége too.
There won't be that many making that journey at this time on a Sunday night.I'm reading 6 arrests, Abdeslam escaped in the direction of Germany in a BMW. Well that narrows it down.
Let's hope he didn't make it there yet, it's not that far of a drive and we don't really have an idea of the time line. Guess we'll find out more soon.There won't be that many making that journey at this time on a Sunday night.
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No incidents - apart from one involving a car crash and shooting out tyres.Press conference started. Just a read out of a press release though.
- 19 searches were conducted in Brussels
- 3 searches in Charleroi
- 16 people arrested
- Justice dep. will decide tomorrow whether they need to stay in custody
- No incidents during the operation, except a car crashing against a police car. Police shot two fires and the car then fled. Police managed to catch and arrest him
- No info on the identity of the arrested
- No weapons or bomb materials were found
- Abdesalam was not found
Heh. Good stuff.A brief sidetrack into an internet tradition. Apparently with Belgium police asking everyone to steer clear of giving anyone a heads up about police operations last night a frenzy of cats was unleashed on twitter.
https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrusselsLockdown?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw
The police were so grateful they even sent a thankyou to the cats involved.
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Sometimes a bit of humour in the face of fear is no bad thing.
Especially if you like cats of course.
Yes, I messed up the link. Don't know how. Fixed now.Heh. Good stuff.
I'm guessing the hot words / hashtags were used on pics of cats to make it hard to find anything useful? Wouldn't load up for me.
Yup - Just saw that.@Conflicts: UPDATE: Situation in #Roubaix a bank robbery, not terror-related. As such, will end coverage.
Yup - Just saw that.
These geniuses....France is heightened security mode....Oh I know - I'll go rob a bank![]()
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Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has been wounded and arrested in a dramatic raid in Brussels after four months on the run.
Another man arrested, Monir Ahmed Alaaj, was also on a wanted list, Belgian prosecutors said.
Three members of a family accused of harbouring Abdeslam have also been detained.
French President Francois Hollande said he expected Abdeslam to be extradited to France "as rapidly as possible".