Fugitive Belgian extremist soldier evades massive manhunt

Belgian military at the entrance of the National Park Hoge Kempen in Maasmechelen (Francisco Seco/AP)

Hundreds of specialised forces are still looking for a heavily armed Belgian soldier who is on a federal anti-terror watch list and was seen early this week near the home of a person he had threatened.

Jurgen Conings, 46 – an expert marksman known for his extreme-right sympathies, was still thought to be hiding in a vast nature park in north-eastern Belgium that more than 400 soldiers and police officials have combed for three straight days.