BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — On Saturday, police conducted nationwide raids, arresting three people suspected of devising terror plots to be carried out throughout the country, two of whom are believed to have links to the men who staged the March terrorist attacks in Brussels.
"The chances that a new attack is being considered are still high. There is [now] less risk, as it decreases with every new arrest of a terrorist suspect. However, the terror alert is still at level 3, so the risk remains," Jambon told RTBF broadcaster, urging Belgian nationals not to panic.
On March 22, two explosions hit Brussels Airport. A third blast went off in Maelbeek metro station near the headquarters of the EU institutions. The series of attacks killing over 30 people and injuring at least 300. The Islamic State terrorist group, outlawed in many countries including Russia, claimed responsibility for the attacks.
