Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

December 2, 2008 12:02:22 PM CST

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

Belgium Frees Terror Suspects

Posted Dec 22, 07 4:01 PM CST in World 

(Newser) – Today Belgian police released 14 men accused of plotting to break free an al-Qaeda suicide bomber, the AP reports. A court ruled there was not enough evidence to justify holding them more than 24 hours—the standard time to present evidence on a suspect in Belgium. "The police get the same time to question a terrorist as they would a shoplifter," one expert said. "It's a judicial fiasco."

Prosecutors vowed to continue the probe and said that security measures enacted nationwide after the arrests would continue. "According to our investigation there were sufficient indications pointing to a terrorist threat," a federal spokeswoman said. "That is why we did not wait to detain the suspects."

Source Yahoo!

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • Terrorists Planned to Blow Up Hotel

    Nov 29, 08 6:11 AM CST
    Terrorists Planned to Blow Up Hotel A captured terrorist has confessed that his group intended to blow up Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel, and had enough explosives to reduce it to rubble in an "Indian 9/11," the Times of India reports. The 21-year-old Pakistani, apprehended after a gunfight in which he killed a police inspector, said he had come with the other attackers by boat from Karachi and had been instructed to "kill till the last breath."
    More »

  • Canada Terror Camp Video Surfaces

    Sep 20, 08 5:38 AM CDT
    Canada Terror Camp Video Surfaces A video of an alleged terrorist training camp linked to 11 suspects accused of plotting terror attacks in Canada has surfaced online days before a verdict against one of them is due, the Toronto Star reports. A lawyer for the men complained that the video—which features men in a snowy landscape firing weapons, waving black flags and shouting "Allah"—was not being seen in its proper context.
    More »

  • Terror Threat Douses Brussels Fireworks

    Dec 31, 07 8:30 AM CST
    Terror Threat Douses Brussels Fireworks Brussels has canceled or cut short many of its traditional New Year's Eve events, saying the terror threat level is still too high to permit large gatherings. Last week, Belgian police arrested—and released on lack of evidence—14 people accused of plotting to break a convicted terrorist out of prison. More »

  • Belgium Foils Terrorist's Prison Break

    Dec 21, 07 5:19 PM CST
    Belgium Foils Terrorist's Prison Break Police in Belgium today arrested 14 men accused of plotting to bust one of Osama bin Laden's devotees out of jail; authorities then ramped up security at airports and Christmas markets to guard against a terror attack. Police say the men planned an armed assault on the prison holding Nizar Trabelsi, convicted in 2003 of plotting to attack US military personnel in Belgium. More »

  • UK Bomb Plot Suspect Escapes

    Dec 17, 07 8:57 AM CST
    UK Bomb Plot Suspect Escapes The escape in Pakistan last night of a British terror suspect has set off a nationwide manhunt and further strained precarious diplomatic relations between Britain and Pakistan, reports AFP. Guards returning Rashid Rauf, 26, to jail from a court appearance allowed him to stop for burgers and prayers, where Rauf vanished. "It seems his handcuffs (were) removed to let him say his prayers," said a jail spokesman. More »

Alleged Al-Qaeda militant, Tunisian Nizar Trabelsi arrives escoted by policemen at the Brussels justice palace to introduce a summary procedure against Belgian State to protest his sentence, 30 September...   (Getty Images)
Belgian Police officers stand guard on the Grand'Place in Brussels, Friday Dec. 21, 2007, following the arrest of 14 suspected Islamic militants. The security level went a step higher against a possible...   (Associated Press)
Federal magistrates Lieve Pellens, Jaak Raas and Alain Lefevre of the government's coordination and crisis center give a press conference 21 December 2007 in Brussels on the increased security measures...   (Getty Images)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Threads (
1
 of 1)

Tags

terrorist • Belgium • terror plots • terror suspects


Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other World Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser a team of editors and writers culls the most important stories from hundreds of U.S. and international sources and reduces them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. It's the Newser guarantee: we can take any report or column or video and pack what you need to know into 120 words or less. Newser's short-form aggregation, visual format, and unique information tools help you get more of the kind of news you want, in a quicker and more entertaining way. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »