Image copyright Reuters 16 people were arrested during police operations in Brussels and the surrounding area, according to the Belgian prosecutor Eric van der SIPTU.
The prime suspect in attacks on Paris November 13 – Salah Abdeslama – was not among them. His search continues.
A total of 19 buildings in Brussels and Charleroi were searched, but the weapons and explosives were found.
One of the detainees was injured during a failed attempt to escape from Police car.
The operations against the Islamists, who may commit an attack in Brussels continues. Police previously asked the media not to report the details of such operations, and the locals – do not write in social networks about where the police conduct operations.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel on Sunday reported that in Brussels at least another day It remains the highest – the fourth level of the terrorist threat. According to the Prime Minister, there are serious concerns that terrorist attacks like Paris, could be repeated in the Belgian capital.
He said that the government “has reliable information that several men armed with explosives and firearms arms, can make the attack possible in several places “.
In an interview with television channel VRT Michel said that the danger is not limited to one Abdeslamom.
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ON LOCATION
Correspondent BBC BBC James Reynolds
“Come to Brussels,” – says a poster in the Flag Square in Brussels, but not many people can read it.
On a typical day the area is full of people, it goes on Sunday Fair. But today, the fair closed. On Sunday, it is crossed by a single runners heading to the park.
Not far away a few people waiting for the tram at the stop.
“I’m not afraid, – says Michel, a civil servant in the pension – if the country survived the 1940, we will survive and it “.
At the heart of the city police continues to check all that is in their field of vision. Early in the morning I saw two police cars with sirens included, they turned off the road and stopped to check out the building site, which seemed suspicious to them. It is unlikely that they found something unusual.
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Finding Abdeslama
On Saturday night in Belgium was introduced the highest fourth level of terrorist threat. Intelligence agencies believe that the chief wanted Salah Abdeslam try to return to Syria. In this connection, the border of Belgium tightly controlled.
A man who was driving the car, took away Abdeslama from France to Belgium, told his lawyer that he was wearing a big black jacket, and perhaps bore the belt bomber. According to counsel, the belt was on it during the Paris attack, but he changed his mind to bring it into effect.
Friends Abdeslama said in an interview Hey BBC that spoke to him on Skype, and he said that hides in Brussels, trying desperately to find a way to get to Syria.
Abdeslam alleged I told them that he had fallen into a trap. On one side of him hunt intelligence agencies all over Europe, on the other – they are unhappy in the IG, because it is not powered suicide belt.
In an interview with Belgian television RBTF brother Salah, Mohamed Abdeslam again called him surrender, saying that he preferred to see him in prison rather than in a cemetery.
He also said that some changes in the behavior of Salah became noticeable about six months ago, but the family did not pay attention to it.
“If your brother begins to pray, it does not mean that he was radicalized. When your brother says that he no longer drink [alcohol], it does not change in the direction of radical Islam. It seemed that he just wants calm down and show more respect for religion “, – said Mohamed Abdeslam.
He said that his brother was the victim of manipulation.
According to the Prime Minister of Belgium, the threat level will not be reduced as long as Abdeslam will not be caught.
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