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Belgium Police Arrest Youth Over Threats to Kill Christians

© REUTERS / Francois LenoirBelgian police officers patrol on a platform at the Thalys high-speed train terminal at Midi/Zuid railway station in Brussels, Belgium, January 7, 2016
Belgian police officers patrol on a platform at the Thalys high-speed train terminal at Midi/Zuid railway station in Brussels, Belgium, January 7, 2016 - Sputnik International
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The Brussels authorities have detained a teenager who threatened to kill Christians, local media reported Monday.

Policemen detain a man in the Molenbeek neighborhood in Brussels, Belgium - Sputnik International
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BRUSSELS (Sputnik) Seventeen-year-old Sohaid and his parents were arrested by the federal police on Sunday after they had returned from holiday in Morocco, accordion to the RTL broadcaster.

Sohaid's arrest comes after a video surfaced earlier in August on the Internet which depicted him in the streets of the city of Verviers, threatening to murder Christians.

The family is said to have shown no signs of resistance when apprehended by the police.

Sohaid's dad, who is an imam, is reportedly a Dutch national has earlier faced deportation for his sermons deemed radical.

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