European forces investigate jihadist cell links

Possible links between jihadist cells in a number of European countries were being investigated by security and intelligence forces following about 17 arrests in Belgium’s largest ever counter-terrorism operation.

Belgian investigators said the two men killed on Thursday night and a third whom they arrested in the town of Verviers were not from area but were using the apartment as a safe house.

They say they found military weapons, including four Kalashnikov AK-47 rifles, hand grenades, explosives, fake documents, communication equipment, substantial sums of money and police uniforms. They believe the three were planning attacks on police in a number of places in Belgium.