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Belgium Verviers plot 'aimed to kill police'

A policeman guards the Belgian Federal Prosecutor's office in Brussels, 16 January 2015 Belgian police are on high alert following Thursday's raids
 
A suspected jihadist group targeted in a major anti-terror raid on Thursday had been planning to kill policemen in the street and at police stations, Belgian prosecutors say.

 

 

The planned attacks were imminent, they said, adding that two suspects shot dead in Verviers during the raids were still being identified.

 

Thirteen suspects have been arrested, while two more were arrested in France.

Belgium's government has announced tough new measures to tackle terrorism.

'Intent to kill'

 

Guns, munitions and explosives, as well as police uniforms and a large amount of money, were seized during the overnight raids, prosecutor Thierry Werts told reporters.

 

Eric Van Der Sypt, another spokesman, added: "The investigation... has shown that these people had the intention to kill several policemen in the street and at police commissariats [police stations].

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