“The police and the judicial authorities carried out dozens of house searches in Antwerp and Brussels. The action was part of the investigation into Belgian jihadists travelling to Syria to take part in the civil war there. Six persons were apprehended, including Fouad Belkacem, the former leader of the dismantled Muslim fundamentalist organisation Sharia4Belgium. He was taken in for questioning.”
Source: 48 house searches, 6 people apprehended during police raids
