Brussels terrorists 'were planning attack in France'

The terror group that hit Brussels in March initially planned to launch a second attack on France, Belgium's federal prosecution office says.

Brussels terrorists 'were planning attack in France'

The terror group that hit Brussels in March initially planned to launch a second attack on France, Belgium's federal prosecution office says.

But the office said on Sunday that the perpetrators were "surprised by the speed of the progress in the ongoing investigation" and decided to rush an attack on Brussels instead.

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