Belgium Detains 7 on Suspicion of Planning Terror Attack

Belgium Detains 7 on Suspicion of Planning Terror Attack
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The Associated Press
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BRUSSELS—Authorities have detained seven people, most of them Chechen origin, on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in Belgium, the federal prosecutor’s office said Thursday.

The office said in a statement that the suspects had not yet selected a precise target but police decided to pick them for questioning anyway.